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SECOND EDITION Children's Speech Sound Disorders Speaking directly to experienced and novice clinicians, educators and students in speech-language pathology/speech and language therapy via an informative essay-based approach, Children's Speech Sound Disorders provides concise, easy-to-understand explanations of key aspects of the classification, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of articulation disorders, phonological disorders and childhood apraxia of speech. It also includes a range of searching questions to international experts on their work in the child speech field. This new edition of Children's Speech Sound Disorders is meticulously updated and expanded. It includes new material on Apps, assessing and treating two-year-olds, children acquiring languages other than English and working with multilingual children, communities of practice in communication sciences and disorders, distinguishing delay from disorder, linguistic sciences, counselling and managing difficult behaviour, and the neural underpinnings of and new approaches to treating CAS. This bestselling guide includes: Case vignettes and real-world examples to place topics in context Expert essays by sixty distinguished contributors A companion website for instructors at www.wiley.com/go/bowen/ speechlanguagetherapy and a range of supporting materials on the author's own site at speech-language-therapy.com Drawing on a range of theoretical, research and clinical perspectives and emphasising quality client care and evidence-based practice, Children's Speech Sound Disorders is a comprehensive collection of clinical nuggets, hands-on strategies, and inspiration.

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Author:   Caroline Bowen (Macquarie University, Australia)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.839kg
ISBN:  

9781118634028

ISBN 10:   1118634020
Pages:   496
Publication Date:   31 October 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9781119743118
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Contributors vi About the companion website xiii Part I A Practical Update 1 1 The evolution of current practices 21 2 Terminology, classification, description, measurement, assessment and targets 62 3 Special populations of children 121 4 Intervention approaches 174 5 ‘Common’, ‘best’ and evidence-based practice 227 Part II Speech Intervention in Everyday Practice 285 6 Phonological disorder and CAS: Characteristics, goals and treatment 292 7 Childhood apraxia of speech 343 8 Treatment targets and strategies for speech sound disorders 380 9 Parents and children together in phonological intervention 414 10 Directions and reflections 452 Contributor index 470 Subject index 471

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Caroline Bowen is a Speech-Language Pathologist based in Blue Mountains, near Sydney, Australia; Honorary Associate in Linguistics, Macquarie University, Australia; and Speech-Language Pathology Honorary Research Fellow, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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