Speech Sound Disorders


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An innovative and invaluable resource for students and professionals to effectively treat children with speech sound disorders Children with speech sound disorders are at higher risk of academic failure, behavioral difficulties, motor impairments, language delays, and literacy deficits. Speech Sound Disorders: Comprehensive Evaluation and Treatment by Kelly Vess provides the necessary tools to use research-based practices when diagnosing and treating preschoolers. Sophisticated yet reader-friendly, this interactive book is certain to revolutionize the methodology therapists use to treat children with these disorders and globally improve outcomes. Through a step-by-step process, readers will learn to critically review and evaluate research in practice. Guidance is provided on how to create educationally rich activities to comprehensively treat children with speech sound disorders. Readers will not only learn how to integrate research into practice, but also how to research their own practices to continually grow as professionals and advance the field. In addition, invaluable insights are provided on how to make efficient use of limited therapy time by targeting executive function, social communication, motor skills, language skills, and literacy skills while treating children with speech sound disorders. Key Highlights Readers actively engage in this robust learning experience by: Participating in interactive activities with 120 video clips of diverse populations of preschoolers that clearly illustrate evidence-based practices. Critically reviewing current research, objectively evaluating research in practice including their own, and creating evidence-based methods to continually improve evaluation and treatment of preschoolers with varied needs. Implementing proven evidence-based strategies to improve outcomes within a variety of contexts for diverse groups of preschoolers. Scaffolding children with complex treatment target selection to promote optimal growth at a time when neuroplasticity is at a high level. This unique resource empowers individuals across academic and professional settings to improve the treatment outcomes for preschoolers with speech sound disorders, develop self-efficacy skills, and instill a lifelong love of learning in children.




Children's Speech Sound Disorders


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SECOND EDITION Children's Speech Sound Disorders Speaking directly to experienced and novice clinicians, educators and students in speech-language pathology/speech and language therapy via an informative essay-based approach, Children's Speech Sound Disorders provides concise, easy-to-understand explanations of key aspects of the classification, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of articulation disorders, phonological disorders and childhood apraxia of speech. It also includes a range of searching questions to international experts on their work in the child speech field. This new edition of Children's Speech Sound Disorders is meticulously updated and expanded. It includes new material on Apps, assessing and treating two-year-olds, children acquiring languages other than English and working with multilingual children, communities of practice in communication sciences and disorders, distinguishing delay from disorder, linguistic sciences, counselling and managing difficult behaviour, and the neural underpinnings of and new approaches to treating CAS. This bestselling guide includes: Case vignettes and real-world examples to place topics in context Expert essays by sixty distinguished contributors A companion website for instructors at www.wiley.com/go/bowen/ speechlanguagetherapy and a range of supporting materials on the author's own site at speech-language-therapy.com Drawing on a range of theoretical, research and clinical perspectives and emphasising quality client care and evidence-based practice, Children's Speech Sound Disorders is a comprehensive collection of clinical nuggets, hands-on strategies, and inspiration.




Articulation and Phonological Disorders


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A classic in the field, Articulation and Phonological Disorders: Speech Sound Disorders in Children, 7e, presents the most up-to-date perspectives on the nature, assessment, and treatment of speech sound disorders. A must-have reference, this classic book delivers exceptional coverage of clinical literature and focuses on speech disorders of unknown causes. Offering a range of perspectives, it covers the normal aspects of speech sound articulation, normal speech sound acquisition, the classification of and factors related to the presence of phonological disorders, the assessment and remediation of speech sound disorders, and phonology as it relates to language and dialectal variations. This edition features twelve manageable chapters, including a new chapter on the classification of speech sound disorders, an expanded discussion of childhood apraxia of speech, additional coverage of evidence-based practices, and a look at both motor-based and linguistically-based treatment approaches.




Interventions for Speech Sound Disorders in Children


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"The second edition of Interventions for Speech Sound Disorders in Children is an essential resource for pre-service speech-language pathologists and practicing SLPs. It provides a comprehensive overview of 21 evidence-based phonological and articulatory intervention approaches, offering rigorous critical analyses, detailed implementation guidelines, and helpful demonstration videos"--




Clinical Management of Speech Sound Disorders


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Clinical Management of Speech Sound Disorders: A Case-Based Approach meets the need of speech language pathology instructors who work with children who demonstrate articulation and phonological disorders. This text presents an overview of case-based learning as an introductory chapter and the application in the discipline of speech-language pathology and focus on various evidence-based approaches for treating children with speech sound disorders.




Speech Sound Disorders


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"Succeed in your course, and prepare for your career as a speech-language pathologist with the easy-to-understand coverage of Speech sound disorders. Filled with definitions and examples of typically developing children and those with speech sound disorders, this up-to-date book covers the key concepts of normal speech sound development and production, as well as the related articulation and phonological disorders."--Page 4 de la couverture.







Multilingual Aspects of Speech Sound Disorders in Children


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Multilingual Aspects of Speech Sound Disorders in Children translates research into clinical practice for speech-language pathologists working with children. The book explores both multilingual and multicultural aspects of children with speech sound disorders. The 30 theoretical and clinical chapters have been written by 44 authors from 16 different countries about 112 languages and dialects.




Introduction to Speech Sound Disorders


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Introduction to Speech Sound Disorders is a comprehensive textbook for undergraduate speech sound disorders courses in communication sciences and disorders programs. The text covers the major concepts and constructs currently framing the study of speech sound disorders in children, including typical and atypical phonological acquisition and clinical skills regarding assessment and intervention. The text is designed to prepare students for graduate level study of speech sound disorders and early supervised clinical practice with children. The text and associated website are intended to support new and experienced instructors as they strive to facilitate novice-level clinical competencies in their speech-language pathology students. Key Features: Detailed organization that provides foundational knowledge and then leads the student through the logical sequence of clinical activities.Coherent organization that ensures that all new terms are defined and the student's understanding is enriched by repeated application in new contexts throughout.Clear terms and explanations that reflect current research evidence in speech sound disorders.Detailed examples, illustrations, tables and figures throughout to increase comprehension for undergraduate students.Each chapter begins with learning objectives and ends with study questions.Practice activities are included throughout to encourage interactive learning.Key Point boxes encourage review of important content at the end of each section. Introduction to Speech Sound Disorders begins with basic concepts in phonetics and phonology, covers normal phonological development, and then details assessment, interpretation and diagnosis, treatment planning, and finally the selection and implementation of an appropriate intervention. It ends with a description of input, output, and phonological treatment procedures. The text is evidence-based, and includes the most current research on speech sound disorders. Disclaimer: Please note that ancillary content (such as documents, audio, and video, etc.) may not be included as published in the original print version of this book.




Speech Sound Disorders


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Speech Sound Disorders: For Class and Clinic, Fourth Edition offers a readable and practical guide to the care of speech sound disorders, emphasizing evidence-based principles and procedures that underlie almost all clinical approaches, making this an ideal choice for a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate courses. Nearly twenty-five percent of the chapters offer hands-on analyzes of speech samples from real children. The PluralPlus companion website contains dozens of downloadable assessment and treatment resources for both students and professionals. For an instructor, Speech Sound Disorders provides clear discussions of the connection between speech development and clinical decision making, consistent formatting across chapters, sample syllabi, options for PowerPoint presentations, and hundreds of review questions and "learn by doing" exercises for in-class activities and homework assignments. Key Features: Each chapter begins with learning objectives and key words, and ends with conclusions and review questionsReadable and practical discussions of complex clinical topicsCoverage of speech sound disorders from infants through adultsClear link between speech development and clinical decision makingEmphasis on underlying principles and procedures New to the Fourth Edition: Stronger links between speech development and treatmentInvited chapters on AAC, bilingualism, speech production, and speech perceptionFive "learn by doing" chapters with speech exercises from real children40 exercises based on speech samples from real childrenPractical, hands-on discussion of assessment Speech Sound Disorders: For Class and Clinic, Fourth Edition is virtually a new book, about eighty percent updated and revised, with a new title and new contributors. The new title reflects changes in the profession and the new contributors add their expertise in language, language variations, speech production and perception, and assistive technology. Disclaimer: Please note that ancillary content (such as documents, audio, and video, etc.) may not be included as published in the original print version of this book.