Phonological Disorders in Children
Clinical Decision Making in Assessment and Intervention
Edited by Alan G. Kamhi, Ph.D., & Karen E. Pollock, Ph.D.



This one-of-a-kind resource presents a wide range of expert opinions about phonological disorders in children, allowing readers to understand and compare diverse approaches to assessment and intervention, choose the ones that will work best, and use their new knowledge to make decisions during clinical interventions. For each of the book’s three sections — Assessment and Classification, Goal and Target Selection, and Intervention — the editors pose important “frequently asked questions” for each contributor to answer, such as

• Which diagnostic classification system do you find useful?
  
  
• How does your assessment differ for children of different ages, developmental levels, or linguistic backgrounds?
  
  
• How do you integrate language goals with phonological goals?
  
  
• What factors influence your selection of treatment goals and targets?
  
  
• When should a child receive individual therapy as opposed to group therapy?
  
  
• What do you do when your intervention plan is not working?

Through the theoretical insights and practical experience each contributor shares — and a helpful conclusion that comments on all the approaches discussed — readers will have the broad and balanced knowledge they need for informed clinical decision making. Speech-language pathologists, graduate students, audiologists, and educators will use this comprehensive, accessible resource to shape their practices and improve the lives of children with phonological disorders.

Part I:  Assessment and Classification

1. Clinical Diagnosis of Developmental Speech Disorders
   Barbara L. Davis
   
   
2. Perspectives in Assessment
   Shelley Velleman
   
   
3. Components of Phonological Assessment
   Adele W. Miccio
   
   
4. Assessment for Determining a Communication Profile
   Ann A. Tyler
   
   
5. Assessment and Classification: An Integrative Model of Language and Motor Contributions to Phonological Development
   Lisa Goffman

Part II:  Goal and Target Selection

6. Promoting Generalization: Selecting, Scheduling, and Integrating Goals
   Ann A. Tyler
   
   
7. Goals and Targets: Facilitating the Self-Organizing Nature of a Neuro-Network
   Janet A. Norris and Paul R. Hoffman
   
   
8. Goal and Target Selection for Developmental Speech Disorders
   Barbara L. Davis
   
   
9. From Developmental Norms to Distance Metrics: Past, Present, and Future Directions for Target Selection Practices
   A. Lynn Williams
   
   
10. Selection of Phonological Goals and Targets: Not Just an Exercise in Phonological Analysis
    Barbara Handford Bernhardt

Part III:  Intervention

11. Planning and Monitoring Intervention Programs
    Ann A. Tyler
    
    
12. Intervention: Manipulating Complex Input to Promote Self-Organization of a Neuro-Network
    Paul R. Hoffman and Janet A. Norris
    
    
13. Special Considerations in Intervention
    Shelley Velleman
    
    
14. A Treatment Program for Enhancing Stimulability
    Adele W. Miccio
    
    
15. The Importance of Phonetic Factors in Phonological Intervention
    Susan Rvachew
    
    
16. A Model and Structure for Phonological Intervention
    A. Lynn Williams
    
    
17. Phonological Intervention: The How or the What?
    Judith Gierut
    
    
18. Summary, Reflections, and Future Directions
    Alan G. Kamhi

Index