1st Edition
Working with Children’s Speech Sound Disorders A Practical Guide for Speech and Language Therapists
Author Biographies
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Purpose / scope of the book – how to use it
Brief description of speech sound disorders
Risk of not intervening (impact of persistent SSD)
Intervention intensity
Intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation
Goal setting
Monitoring progress
Who to prioritise?
Telehealth
1. Working with Bilingual Children
Cultural humility
Working with Interpreters
Assessment
Intervention
Report Writing
2. Working with others
Intervention intensity and service delivery
Agreeing a management plan
Training and coaching
Putting this into practice
3. Appraisal and Analysis
Standard assessment for all children
Analysis of the sample
Further assessment
Prioritisation
4. Differential Diagnosis means Differential Treatment
Differential Diagnostic Categories
Differential Diagnosis
Prevalence of SSD subtypes
Differential Treatment
5. Alternative and Augmentative Communication
When to consider AAC
Introducing and implementing AAC
Case examples
6. Phonological Awareness and Literacy
Overview of Phonological Awareness Development
Literacy difficulties
Phonological awareness development in bilingual children
Assessment of Phonological Development
Intervention
7. Phonology: Target Selection
Traditional approaches
Complexity approach
Non-linear approach
Psycholinguistic approach
What about the number of targets or words used in practice?
8. Phonology: Complexity and Contrastive Approaches with contributions from Beth Madigan
Complexity approach
Contrastive approaches
Conventional minimal pair approach
Maximal Oppositions & Treatment of the Empty Set
Multiple Oppositions
Bilingual considerations
Ideas for activities/games
Resources
9. Phonology: Auditory Approaches
Focused Auditory Stimulation
Speech Assessment and Interactive Learning System (SAILS)
Cycles Approach
Resources
10. Therapy for Inconsistent Phonological Disorder
Summary of Evidence
Core Vocabulary Intervention in Practice
Resources
11. Articulation Approaches
Contrastivity and prioritisation in articulation versus phonological disorders
Combined articulation and phonological intervention
Articulation Therapy in Practice
Feedback and Cueing
Using Instrumental Feedback
Dosage and Practice Frequency
Multilingual Considerations
Distorted productions of fricatives and liquids
Involving Parents and Teachers
12. Motor Speech Approaches: Principles of Motor Learning and Treatment for Dysarthria
Principles of Motor Learning
Lee Silverman Voice Therapy
Speech Intelligibility Treatment
Prompts for Restructuring Oral Musculature Phonetic Targets (PROMPT)
Speech Systems Approach
13. Motor Speech Approaches: Treatment for Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Principles of CAS treatment
Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC)
Nuffield Centre Dyspraxia Programme
Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment (ReST)
Integrated Phonological Awareness
Resources
Our Journey with Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Appendices
References
Index
Biography
Lorraine Bamblett is a Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy at Keele University and has been qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist for 25 years working in mainstream, special and specialist provisions across the key stages and in telehealth. She specialises in Speech Sound Disorders and has a particular interest in Childhood Apraxia of Speech. She was a supporting author of the RCSLT Speech Sound Disorder Clinical Guidance and current chair of the Midlands Speech Sound Disorder Clinical Excellence Network.
Meriem Amer-El-Khedoud is a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and Senior Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy at City, St. George's University, London. Meriem has experience working with bilingual children in mainstream inner London schools and a speech sound NHS clinic. Meriem also has an MA in specific learning difficulties and is interested in supporting children with literacy difficulties. She was also a supporting author on the RCSLT Speech Sound Disorder Clinical Guidance.
Charlie Ayling is an Advanced Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in Speech Sound Disorders at Birmingham Community NHS Foundation Trust and a Lecturer at Birmingham City University. Charlie has an MSc in Speech Difficulties and over 14 years clinical experience working with children and young people. Charlie is also the current secretary of the Midlands Speech Sound Disorder CEN.
