Diagnosis and Evaluation in Speech Pathology

For students taking courses in speech pathology assessment and diagnosis or clinicians wishing to keep up to date on their constantly evolving field. A popular, practical, and comprehensive text that approaches the diagnosis and evaluation of speech and language with a special focus on the relationship between clinician and client. Diagnosis and Evaluation in Speech Pathology provides readers with a practical process approach to the diagnosis and evaluation of speech and language disorders.Equally helpful to students in training and practicing clinicians alike, this engaging resource develops a rationale for each type of assessment, including both standardized and non-standardized approaches.Each chapter highlights the most updated literature, clinical procedures and technological advances, while emphasizing diagnosis as an initial step in defining a communication disorder and while focusing on evaluation as an ongoing assessment process to monitor progress on treatment goals. Organized by communication disorder, this text makes for a vital reference, while case examples and real-world vignettes help readers best understand clinical skills with interviewing, report writing, and multicultural issues in assessment.

Preface Chapter 1: Introduction to Diagnosis and Evaluation: Philosopihcal Issues and General Guidelines Diagnosis and Evaluation Defined Broadening the Notion of Assessment Illustrating the Importance of Measurement in Current Trends The Importance of Functional Measurements: The World Health Organization, U.S. Department of Education, and ASHA Diagnosis to Determine the Reality of the Problem Diagnosis to Determine the Etiology of the Problem Diagnosis to Provide Clinical Focus Diagnosis: Science and Art Diagnosis Versus Eligibility The Diagnostician as a Factor The Client-Clinician Relationship The Client as a Factor: Children, Adolescents, and Adults Putting the Diagnosis to Work Precepts Regarding the Clinical Examination Chapter 2: Interviewing The Importance of Interviewing The Nature of Interviewing Common Interviewing Considerations An Approach to Interviewing Using Interviewing Skills Beyond the Diagnostic Evaluation Improving Interviewing Skills Chapter 3: Psychometric Considerations in Dianosis and Evaluation Common Types of Tests Validity: The Foundation of the Test or Measure Reliability Some Quantitative Background for Test Interpretation Central Tendency, Variation, and the Normal Curve Sensitivity and Specificity: Key Concepts in Evidence-Based Practice Criteria for Evaluatin Standardized Tests Common Errors in the Use of Norm-Referenced Tests Conclusion Chapter 4: Assessment of Children with Limited Language The Process of Becoming a Communicator: Getting the "Big Picture" Focusing on the Child's Language Level: Nonverbal, Single-Word, and Early Multiword Communicators Considering Etiology Why is Early Language Assessment so Difficult? Models to Consider in Language Assessment Theoretical Considerations in Language Assessment Assessment that Focuses on Early Communication and Variables that Predict Language Growth Specific Assessment Areas: Procedures, Considerations, and Directions for Further Study Concluding Remarks Chapter 5: Assessment of School-Age and Adolescent Language Disorders Use of Standardized Tests with Syntx-Level Children Nonstandardized Testing Language Sampling: A General Look at the Process Later Language Development: Emerging Data Testing Language Comprehension Assessment of Syntax Using Analysis Packages Assessment of Conversational Pragmatics Issues of Memory and Processing Load Evaluating LIteracy and School Curriculum Conclusion Chapter 6: Assessment of Speech Sound Disorders Multiple Components Contributing to Sound Production Seven Important Knowledge Areas for Evaluation of Articulation and Phonological Disorders Overview of the Articulation/Phonology Assessment Process Screening for Speech Sound Disorders Traditional Assessment Procedures Test Procedures that Evaluate Phonetic Context Effects Assessment of Speech Sounds in Early Intervention The Phonetic and Phonemic Inventories Distinctive Feature Analysis Phonological Analysis Assessment of Phonological Knowledge Other Testing Integrating Data from the Assessment Severity and Intelligibility Computer-Assisted Analysis of Phonology Long-Term Impact of Phonological Disorders Chapter 7: Disorders of Fluency Differential Diagnosis The Appraisal of Stuttering Evaluation at the Onset of Stuttering Evaluation of the School-Aged Student Assessment of the Adult Who Stutters Chapter 8: Assessment of Aphasia