Speech Sound Disorders

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




Disclaimer: Please note that ancillary material (such as audio and video files, forms, and documents) are not included as in the original print version of this book.