by Ken M. Bleile (Author)

With three new chapters and updates throughout, Speech Sound Disorders: For Class and Clinic, Fifth Edition offers a readable and practical guide on the care of speech sound disorders. It emphasizes evidence-based principles and procedures that underlie almost all clinical approaches, making this an ideal textbook for a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate courses. The text is divided into four parts: Foundations, Speech Development, Assessment, and Treatment. Contributors supporting Ken E. Bleile’s longstanding text include Todd A. Bohnenkamp, Jaimie L. Gilbert, Samantha Ehler, Lindsey R. Squires, Blair M. Voigt, Carlin Hageman, and Evette Edmister.

Key Features

Each chapter begins with learning objectives and key words, and ends with conclusions and review questions

Readable and practical discussions of complex clinical topics

Coverage of speech sound disorders from infants through adults

Clear link between speech development and clinical decision making

Emphasis on underlying principles and procedures

New to the Fifth Edition

Three new chapters!

Treatment Approaches by Blair M. Voigt

Motor Learning by Carlin Hageman

Late Sounds en Español by Lindsey R. Squires

Updated developmental speech milestones incorporate the latest information from multiple languages