Description: Developmental Phonological Disorders is a slim handbook encouraging the understanding of parents of the theory and practice of phonological speech disorders. It provides a multi-modal treatment plan demonstrated to help preschool and elementary age children produce correct and understandable speech, which parents and speech therapists can implement together. Developmental Phonological Disorders describes a multi-modal plan for teaching the language of sounds through games and practice. This involves "bombarding" children with correct sounds, practice with sounds and words, allowing children to hear speech errors and corrected speech, and correction in a playful and systematic manner. Parents can work effectively with the speech therapist and their child if they understand the terms, theory and treatment approach. While she feels that not helping the child to better speech can have negative consequences (both socially and for learning now and in the future), parents will be encouraged to find Caroline Bowen is very optimistic about the success of treatment of phonological disorders. This book will enable parents to more effectively work with their speech therapist in practicing effective speech improvement at home and perhaps even in suggestions for their therapists work with their child.

Series: A592BK (Acer Press)

Author: BOWEN, Caroline

Publisher: Acer Press/ERS/PMS200501

Year Published: 1998

Format: SOFTCOVER