For courses in articulation and phonological disorders.

Help students bridge the gap between the theoretical issues in speech-language pathology and their clinical application

Articulation and Phonology in Speech Sounds Disorders illustrates what works in practice and explains why it works. Every chapter focuses on suggestions for clinical practice as well as clinical examples and clinical applications. This approach helps readers develop an understanding of how basic concepts and theoretical knowledge form the core for clinical decision making.

The 6th Edition incorporates the American Speech-Language Hearing Association's position statements, definitions and practice policies.

Hallmark features of this title

• Academic foundations content includes basic concepts, definitions and theoretical models.
• Clinical framework content includes practical examples and applications.
  • Real-life case studies demonstrate a step-by-step process of multiple assessment strategies focusing on phonetic and phonemic analyses.
  • Critical-thinking activities and multiple-choice questions reinforce learning.
  • Clinical exercises allow students to apply theoretical concepts to real-life situations.
• Addressing speech sounds in a wide diversity of children, the text covers regional dialects, Ozark English, Appalachian English and African-American Vernacular English, as well as 7 of the most prevalent native languages of speakers of English as a second language within the US.

New and updated features of this title

• NEW: American Speech-Language Hearing Association's position statements, definitions, and practice policies help students transition into competent clinicians.
• NEW: A review of anatomy and physiology of the speech mechanism helps students understand descriptions of articulation as well as cleft palate, and motor speech disorders such as cerebral palsy and acquired dysarthria.
• NEW: The principles of motor learning are discussed in a new section.
• NEW: The Dodd (2013) diagnostic classification system of speech sound disorders is introduced in Chapter 1 and revisited throughout the text to give students a framework for reference and clarify how the categories could look clinically.
• UPDATED: More user-friendly phonetic descriptors are now aligned to the updated International Phonetic Alphabet (2015) to aid students in learning the specific descriptions without being unnecessarily burdened with cumbersome terminology.
• EXPANDED: Updated diagnostic protocols include expanded information on contextual testing, the use of multisyllabic words and a more streamlined process of analysis of diagnostic information.