Synopses & Reviews
This revised and updated volume in the Clinical Competence Series is a valuable resource for use in the care and treatment of individuals with articulation and phonological disorders. Covering articulation and phonological disorders that span client ages, populations, and settings, this text is ideal for both clinical use and in communication sciences programs. In addition to updating information from the first edition, the second edition adds two new chapters, providing an overview of speech and its disorders and addressing how children develop speech perception and production skills for communication. New to the Edition New Chapter 1: Foundations of Care, describes the social, linguistic, and biological foundations that underlie clinical care as described in this book. New Chapter 3: Speech Development, contains extensive discussion and clinically useful tables showing developmental milestones in speech perception and production, the connection between speech perception and production, and speech for purposes of communication. Updated references New appendices Revises section on distinguishing dialect from disorder and varieties of American English
Review
"(A) very practical manual...An especially attractive feature of this book is its inclusion of almost limitless ideas and options for clinicians to use in treatment of their patients." - The Phonetician
Review
"Bleile has created an excellent resource in the area of articulation and phonological disorders." - Topics in Language Disorders
Review
"(A) worthy 'associate' to any speech-language pathologist working with adults or children on these unique speech difficulties." - ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
Synopsis
An excellent resource in the area of articulation and phonological disorders. A worthy associate to any speech-language pathologist working with adults or children on these unique speech dificulties.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-383) and index.
About the Author
University of Northern Iowa
Table of Contents
Foreword. Preface to the 2nd Edition. Preface to the 1st Edition. Acknowledgments. Dedication. Speech and its Disorders: An Overview. Speech Development. Describing Speech. Screening and Assessment. Analysis. Treatment Principles. Facilitative Techniques. Options in Assessment and Treatment. References. Index.