Publisher Description

Now thoroughly updated and presented in an innovative new format, this proven resource provides a detailed, versatile guide to the care and treatment of individuals with speech sound disorders. Covering a wide range of disorders spanning client ages, populations, and settings, this authoritative text is ideal for both students and professionals. In addition to extensive updates reflecting recent clinical and theoretical advances, the new, groundbreaking Third Edition offers two valuable resources in one convenient package, complementing the traditional text with an extensive digital workbook. Digital materials include hands-on exercises to help students practice analyses and procedures described in the text, as well as downloadable forms and an online instructor's resource. What hasn't changed is the text's signature practical focus, with a strong emphasis on evidence-based practice and varied options for clinical treatment to ensure an appropriate approach based on each client's unique needs.

Author Biography

Ken Bleile is a professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Northern Iowa, and has served as a visiting scholar in universities in Turkey, Singapore, Russia, and New Zealand. During summers Dr. Bleile often leads study abroad groups to provide speech and language services to children in orphanages and schools in developing countries, most recently in Nicaragua. Dr. Bleile is a recipient of the State of Iowa's Regent's Scholar Award, is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and a recipient of the Multicultural Board's Diversity Champion Award. He serves as an Associate Editor of the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and is the former Chair of ASHA's International Issues Board. Dr. Bleile publishes widely on speech development, international issues, and communication disorders in children with medical needs and developmental disabilities. Recent publications include The Neurological Foundations of Language, The International Directory of Communicative Disorders, and The Late Eight.

Table of Contents

Preface.Acknowledgements.Part I: FOUNDATIONS.1. Speech and its Disorders.2. Terminology.3. Speech Variations.Part II: SPEECH DEVELOPMENT.4. Neurology of Speech Learning.5. Infants.6. Toddlers.7. Preschoolers.8. School-aged Students.9. Summary of Speech Development.Part III: ASSESSMENT.10. Assessment of Communication.11. Hypothesis Testing.12. Data Collection.13. Analysis.14. Published Tests.Part IV: TREATMENT.15. Treatment Principles.16. Treatment Goals.17. Treatment Sounds.18. Talking with Children.19. Talking about Speech.20. Phonetic Placement and Shaping.21. Treatment Approaches.22. Treatment Activities.List of Resources.References.

Review

Preface. Acknowledgements. Part I: FOUNDATIONS. 1. Speech and its Disorders. 2. Terminology. 3. Speech Variations. Part II: SPEECH DEVELOPMENT. 4. Neurology of Speech Learning. 5. Infants. 6. Toddlers. 7. Preschoolers. 8. School-aged Students. 9. Summary of Speech Development. Part III: ASSESSMENT. 10. Assessment of Communication. 11. Hypothesis Testing. 12. Data Collection. 13. Analysis. 14. Published Tests. Part IV: TREATMENT. 15. Treatment Principles. 16. Treatment Goals. 17. Treatment Sounds. 18. Talking with Children. 19. Talking about Speech. 20. Phonetic Placement and Shaping. 21. Treatment Approaches. 22. Treatment Activities. List of Resources. References.

Review Text

Preface.Acknowledgements.Part I: FOUNDATIONS.1. Speech and its Disorders.2. Terminology.3. Speech Variations.Part II: SPEECH DEVELOPMENT.4. Neurology of Speech Learning.5. Infants.6. Toddlers.7. Preschoolers.8. School-aged Students.9. Summary of Speech Development.Part III: ASSESSMENT.10. Assessment of Communication.11. Hypothesis Testing.12. Data Collection.13. Analysis.14. Published Tests.Part IV: TREATMENT.15. Treatment Principles.16. Treatment Goals.17. Treatment Sounds.18. Talking with Children.19. Talking about Speech.20. Phonetic Placement and Shaping.21. Treatment Approaches.22. Treatment Activities.List of Resources.References.

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This book is jam packed with useful information on clinical techniques, approaches, and tools, backed by data on neurological development and concurrent speech emergence.

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