Introduction to Speech Sound Disorders

Second Edition

Françoise Brosseau-Lapré, Susan Rvachew

Details: 315 pages, 2-Color, Softcover, 7" x 10"

ISBN13: 978-1-63550-842-0

Release Date: 12/01/2026

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Print Book: $134.95
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Introduction to Speech Sound Disorders, Second Edition is a comprehensive and evidence-based textbook designed specifically for undergraduate speech sound disorders courses in communication sciences and disorders programs. Written by experienced clinicians, educators, and researchers, this accessible text provides students with the foundational knowledge and clinical reasoning skills needed to understand typical and atypical speech development, assess and diagnose speech sound disorders, and plan effective intervention. Its carefully sequenced organization builds student competence from core phonetic and phonological concepts through assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and evidence-based intervention approaches.

Ideal for both new and experienced instructors, the Second Edition combines clear explanations, clinical examples, engaging learning activities, and extensive instructional resources to support teaching and student success. Students are introduced to contemporary perspectives on speech sound disorders while developing the novice-level clinical competencies needed for graduate study and early supervised practice.

New to the Second Edition

New chapter devoted to assessment and intervention for multilingual children with speech sound disorders
Expanded coverage of current classification systems and subtypes of speech sound disorders
Updated research and evidence-based content throughout all chapters
Enhanced discussion of speech perception, phonological development, and treatment planning
Revised intervention chapters featuring contemporary input-oriented, output-oriented, and phonological approaches

Key Features

Comprehensive coverage of phonetics, phonology, speech development, assessment, diagnosis, and intervention
Detailed clinical examples, illustrations, tables, and figures that enhance student understanding
Learning objectives and practice activities in every chapter
Key Point boxes that reinforce essential concepts and terminology

PluralPlus Online Ancillaries

For instructors: PowerPoint Slides, Test Bank, Videos Links, Case Studies, Class Activities/Exercises, Syllabus, Answer Keys (Class Activities/Exercises and Chapter Quizzes)
For students: Quizzes

Authors

Françoise Brosseau-Lapré

Françoise Brosseau-Lapré, PhD, CCC-SLP, worked as a speech-language pathologist in the pediatric health care setting for several years before taking a position at Purdue University, where she is currently an Assistant Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. Her research is focused on the contribution of speech perception to speech production in phonological development and disorders, as well as cross-linguistic investigations of children with phonological disorders, with the goal to develop more effective assessment and intervention protocols for this population.

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Susan Rvachew

Susan Rvachew, PhD, S-LP(C), ASHA Fellow, worked as a speech-language pathologist in pediatric health care settings for 20 years before taking a position at McGill University, where she is currently a Full Professor in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Her research is focused on phonological development and disorders and the development of more effective interventions to treat phonological disorders in children and prevent reading disability in this population. She has published over 80 articles and chapters describing the speech perception, speech production, and emergent literacy skills of infants, children, and adults.

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