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"Developmental Phonological Disorders: Foundations of Clinical Practice, Second Edition", is the only graduate-level textbook designed for a competency-based approach to teaching, learning, and assessment. The book provides a deep review of the knowledge base necessary for the competent assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of developmental phonological disorders. Thoroughly revised and updated, the textbook contains learning objectives in each chapter to further support understanding of concepts and carefully designed case studies and demonstrations to promote application to clinical problem solving. Key Features: *Learning objectives for each chapter subsection. *Includes the how, why and when to apply each assessment and treatment procedure in clinical practice.*62 tables containing clinically relevant information such as normative data to interpret phonological assessment results.*99 figures to support clinical decision making such as recommending a treatment delivery model, selecting treatment targets or choosing evidence based interventions.*35 case studies to support a competency-based approach to teaching and assessment.*35 demonstrations that show how to implement assessment and treatment procedures. The Second Edition provides a comprehensive overview of seminal studies and leading-edge research on both phonological development and phonological disorders, including motor speech disorders and emergent literacy. This wealth of theoretical background is integrated with detailed descriptions and demonstrations of clinical practice, allowing the speech-language pathologist to design interventions that are adapted to the unique needs of each child while being consistent with the best research evidence. New to the Second Edition:*Updated and expanded section on Childhood Apraxia of Speech. *Updated and expanded sections on the identification and treatment of inconsistent phonological disorder. *Administration and interpretation of the Syllable Repetition Task added.*Administration and interpretation of the Diagnostic Evaluation of Articulation and Phonology added with case studies and demonstrations.*New organization, formatting, and editing to reduce the size of the book.*Case Studies were revised to a single page format.*Improved Table of Contents to ease access to content including norms tables, case studies, and demonstrations.

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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. *A PluralPlus companion website contains PowerPoint lecture slides, example course syllabi, and quizzes and exercises for students. ''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.

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