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ASHA (American Speech-Language and Hearing Association) Certified Speech-Language Pathologist Ronda M. Wojcicki has recognized the need for information regarding speech therapy in the public schools and has created a children s book to address the problem head on... Speech Class Rules - An Introduction to Speech Therapy for Children. This fully illustrated children s book serves as a tool for parents, educators, and Speech-Language Pathologists to introduce and explain the concept of speech therapy while entertaining readers. ... Read more

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I am grateful to have discovered Speech Class Rules by Ronda M. Wojcicki.
As a clinical fellow, I seek all avenues to ensure that my students are receiving the quality services they deserve. I am grateful to have discovered Speech Class Rules by Ronda M. Wojcicki. This wonderful book is the answer to our students inner pleas, "Why me?" It also serves as a source for parents and professionals who desire an understanding of our realm of practice.

Through humorous and engaging scenarios, the author demonstrates that each student has individualized goals to achieve. Wojcicki portrays a sense of camaraderie between the students as they develop the awareness that each one is aspiring towards becoming a better communicator through an experience that is lots of fun!

I highly recommend this book to all clinical fellows and speech therapist, parents, educators, and anyone who comes in contact with children!

SLP says finally, a great book to explain speech therapy!
What a great resource for speech-language pathologists, teachers, and parents!Kids always wonder, "What is happening in the speech therapy room?"What a great book to explain it to everyone!Helps eliminate stigma, embarrassment, and questions.Great job, Ronda.I will use this, for sure!

Helps ease anxiety
Uncertainty and fear of the unknown always makes it harder to undertake something, even if that something is going to ultimately provide a benefit.Speech Class Rules lets children "practice" going to speech class and delivers a very positive message of achievement-- a great way to encourage children preparing to attend speech therapy.

All schools must make this book avaiable to students
Thank you, Rhonda Wojicicki, for writing this book.It is a tool every school needs to offer its students and their families.There are many children who benefit from speech therapy.This upbeat, colorful book takes the stigma out of speech therapy and gives children a new platform from which to build confidence.

I would like to see every school offer this book to its students and families.

What a humorous, yet informative way to introduce kids to speech class!
I loved this book!!! I am the mother of 3 children and a former teacher. I would recommend this to everyone. It could be used by parents, speech therapists, teachers and anyone else interested in introducing kids to what actually goes on in a speech class. As a teacher, I watched kids go in and out of my classroom for speech. The other children never understood WHY and even made fun of them for leaving. I wish I could have utilized this book to explain EXACTLY what speech class is all about.
As a parent, all of my kids (8,6 and 2) have enjoyed the silliness of the story...yet I feel they were informed of different special needs some children require. It is a great ice breaker for speech therapists as well. Once kids see how fun and easy the lessons can be-I think their fears about being "different" or being pulled from class, will change.


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have the comprehensive knowledge they need to evaluate, compare, select, and apply effective interventions for language disorders in children. Expert contributors take a balanced, in-depth look at 15 widely used interventions, examining how they should be applied, what evidence demonstrates that they really work, and what SLPs should do to support and refine the approaches. Future practitioners will consider three types of interventions: those targeting prelinguistic and early linguistic communication, more advanced language and literacy, and multiple levels of language and/or nonlanguage goals. Each chapter critically examines one treatment approach and brings it to life with one or more realistic case studies and a DVD clip that shows the strategy in action. ... Read more

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This best-selling, widely lauded resource has been carefully revised to be the most important edition yet. Clinicians have come to depend on this accessible, easy to navigate resource manual for a wide range of procedures and materials for obtaining, interpreting, and reporting assessment data. In this new edition, you?ll find a new chapter on literacy, including much-needed information on reading and writing assessment. There is also updated and expanded coverage of autism, auditory processing disorders, and pediatric dysphagia. The reproducible, customizable forms have been updated as needed, both in the text and in the accompanying CD-ROM, giving you unlimited access to these clinical resources. Now in beautiful full color, all illustrations have been completely updated for greater clarity and diversity. Additionally, chapters are color coded for easy navigation. Clinicians, instructors, and students all agree that this is one of the most valuable assessment resources available to speech-language pathologists. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (27)

Great Resource
I had to get the book for a class in grad school and I think this is one of the easiest book to read with great forms you can copy and use while providing therapy.

Nice Resource
Should have on your SLP shelf. Yes, the cover is thin; not the greatest. I store it in a small case. A keeper that you will use. Therapy ideas, stimulus materials, sample reports and letters, some anatomy diagrams (good), and much more - most of which is also on a CD for usage. I felt it was worth the cost. Thanks

Great assessment tool!
This book provides great direction for beginning, intermediate and semi-advanced speech-language clinicians. In addition, the accompanying CD with clinic forms is excellent. I highly recommend this book. It's well worth the cost.

An excellent resource for all clinicians working with adults and children.
A very helpful resource for assessment (language, articulation, voice, stuttering, neurogenic etc.) It has various lists of norms and sample reports. I found the additions to this version very useful. The CD ROM for printable forms (and some are also editable) makes my life so much easier. The pictures and diagrams for testing and training are colorful.I would recommend this product to any clinician - new or experienced.

Great buy
The book was in good condition.I found the price to be excellent!I was very impressed with the delivery of the book. I will always utilize Amazon to purchase my text books.The service is fast and affordable.

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Kent State Univ., OH. Provides clinically relevant information for clinicians and students. Addresses theory, assessment procedures, treatment and management, issues in swallowing and feeding, stuttering, augmentative and alternative communication methods, and functional treatment outcomes. Extensive references. DNLM: Speech Disorders--therapy. ... Read more

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(Thomson Learning) Dept. of Special Education and Individualized Services Speech Pathology Program, Kean Univ., Union, NJ. A hands-on manual for clinicians that provides proven techniques for managing the speech and voice disorders for cleft palate. Covers intervention methods ranging from early intervention and preschool to adolescence. Softcover. ... Read more

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Easy to read and practical
The material in this book is very easy to comprehend. It can benefit both parents and professionals.

Helpful resource
This resource has a variety of valuable information for working with children with VPI or a cleft palate.It covers from birth through childhood.A must for clinicians who work with this type of population.

Phenomenally helpful for treatment
This book is a great resource for therapist's working with cleft palate, and VPI. It is not designed to be a resource for parents, but a functional guide to provide therapy that works. What therapist isn't looking to make progress? This book makes even the most difficult clients make progress. It is a wonderful book.

MOM of a 4-month old baby with cleft of the soft palate
I'm a Mom of a 4-month old baby with a cleft.I also have a M.S. in speech-pathology.(What are the odds?) :)I found this book to be really helpful, because while I attended one of the leading institutions for graduate school, we only had 1 class on Craniofacial Disorders, most of which focused on diagnosis and not on how to do therapy with people with cleft. If you're a therapist reading this review, then you'll appreciate this book for the easy-to-recognize discussion of all aspects of speech, how articulation and VPI both may be affected with the presence of cleft (many folks think it's just hypernasality and nasal emission, when actually artic can become a big factor).This is just one example.The book highlights the importance of early intervention, even when surgery to correct the cleft hasn't been done, citing the importance of learning appropriate behaviors for speech, even in the absence of "normal" anatomy. (Therapy after surgery, then, can be much more successful, and kiddos aren't learning inappropriate compensatory strategies in the meantime.)There are chapters for doing therapy with all ages, including what kinds of things you can do with an infant who is not yet speaking.That was great for my family.If you're a PARENT of a child with cleft, there may be some things that don't readily make sense (sideview diagrams of the oral cavity during production of different speech targets), but most of the book is still going to be an excellent resource.It will teach you the logic of the TYPES of speech issues that can accompany speech with cleft, how these can develop and why they might develop, what you can expect, and what you can help do about it.I am a big believer in the more you learn, the more an advocate you become for your own child.And the more a part of the therapy "team" you become.Instead of just "taking your child to see the therapist", you become the "at home therapist" who can read, understand, ask questions, and implement good at-home behaviors that can help make a few weekly hours of professional therapy stretch beyond the walls of the "office", and into the child's everyday environment.Finally, if you're a new parent of a child with a cleft, please feel free to write me.There are few parents that were easy for me to talk to when my baby was born with this issue. Feeding is difficult in the beginning and it can feel scary and foreign, and far from the breastfeeding and closeness that you were imagining, especially if food is coming out the nose like it was for us, etc. It was a really vulnerable time for me and my family and therefore, I'd like to give other new parents someone to talk to who understands what you're going through and can maybe help with some ideas.You can write me at sternsmk@hotmail.com or mparker@plato.com:)Meredith

An Excellent Source for Therapists Working with VPI
This book gave our therapist a clear set of instructions for working with my daughter, who has VPI and a submucus cleft palate.Using these techniques, after over a year of traditional therapy, within six months of three sessions a week this therapist had my daughter saying most of her sounds.It gave my baby her voice so she could tell me with words what she had, up until then, been telling me with gestures and tone of voice.

If your child has any leakage of air into his or her nose when speaking, this book is a must read. Read it yourself and pass it to your speech therapist.My daughter is now in a position where they can evaluate what, if any, surgical intervention will help with her speech. ... Read more

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The author presents an easy-to-read, easy-to-follow guide on conducting effective therapy sessions. The book includes concepts, explanations, and strategies directly keyed to the therapy session and provides checklists and therapeutic-specific workshop forms. A 50-minute DVD accompanies the books in includes one-to-three minute vignettes highlighting concepts and two 10-minute sessions cover language-based therapy and articulation therapy. ... Read more

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A must-have book for students in the field of communication disorders.
I have just completed my undergraduate degree in communication disorders and will soon begin graduate school for speech language pathology. This is the best book I have found for students in a speech language pathology program who will soon be working with clients. It is the only book I have found that takes theoretical knowledge and transforms it into a step-by-step instructional program for working with people with communication disorders. I believe this book should be a part of every college curriculum. Thanks for a practical, easy-to-read book that is full of strategies! I will now feel much more prepared when I begin to work with clients. This book would also be helpful for practicing SLP's.

didn't like this book
I am finishing up my CFY in Speech Pathology. This is one of several post-grad school books that I bought in preparation for my job. I haven't found it useful at all. I use the Hedge's Guides (Treatment and Diagnosis) and several of my grad school textbooks. I also like the "Source" (Source for Aphasia, etc.) books.

OK but NOT worth full price
This book will be most helpful for graduate students who are looking for visual examples of the therapy process.Practicing professionals will find this extremely basic.I truly feel that the publisher is charging too much for this book - $40 is more appropriate in my opinion.I sold mine as a used copy after owning it for a year and only reading it once during my CFY.

Worth it!
I would like to recommend this book to any beginning clinician.While obtaining my graduate degree I've been a little aprehensive towards my success in teaching and helping those who need speech and language services.This book gives gives examples of how normal therapy sessions can be executed and there's a wealth of information on the fundamentals of early intervention.A very good investment... ... Read more

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...an indispensable guide to standards and values essential in the assessment of communication problems ... Read more

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Presents a model for diagnosis followed by detailed on the application of that model to each disorder category.Provides students with strong foundation for the diagnostic process and encourages continuous exploration of diagnostic methods.Up to date coverage in each chapter, with useful clinical resources.TEXTBOOK ... Read more

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informative
this book is very useful. It wasrequired in undergrad where I attended and was also required at the grad school I went to. very informative ... Read more

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Designed to meet the specific needs and challenges of school-based clinicians, this comprehensive book presents a practical, hot-to approach for creating meaningful and effective speech and language programs in the schools. ... Read more

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Awesome book.
Great book, well organized and great for students and people who have entered the career field as well. Very informative. ... Read more

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Whether in clinical practice, research, education or private practice, speech-language pathologists and audiologists need to understand the impact of ethical issues surrounding their professions. By presenting ethical dilemmas in the context of real or hypothetical case scenarios, Ethics for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists: An Illustrative Casebook, will help you to recognize and approach ethical dilemmas with a firm understanding. Confidence in your skills will be enhanced through opportunities for practical application found throughout the book. ... Read more

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Widely recognized as one of the most valuable resources in speech-language pathology, the respected Hegde's PocketGuide to Assessment in Speech-Language Pathology is now in its third edition. Designed as a companion volume to the Hegde's PocketGuide to Treatment in Speech-Language Pathology, Third Edition, it provides clinical practitioners and students in communication sciences and disorders a quick reference for assessment techniques. The most desirable features of a specialized dictionary of terms, clinical resource book, and textbook of assessment are combined in this single, easy-to-access resource. Assessment procedures are provided in a "do this" format. Information not directly related to assessment procedures has been moved to the new Hegde's PocketGuide to Communication Disorders, allowing for expanded coverage of assessment procedures and the addition of important new entries, making this edition more relevant and useful than ever! ... Read more

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Ultimate 'go-to' pocketguide!
This is a great resourceto have on your shelf! It's tiny size easy navigation make it a quick and easy tool to use for finding assessment information.Can't remember the specific areas to focus on when assessingdysarthrias? Need help assessing the difference between severe phonological processing disorders vs. apraxia? or aphasia vs. dementia? This pocketguide has got it all.If you are looking for assessment forms then this isn't the right book for you.But if you are looking for detailed assessment information for identifying and differentiating between a multitude of communication disorders then you need this book.

helpful books
i'm highly recommended speech-language pathologist to buy this book because it will reflect a helpful points in the assessments.

Abdulaziz, SLP

Excellent pocket reference
This book gives you quick and accurate guidelines for assessment of communication disorders. It has become a bestseller in the field-for good reason. It is concise, easy to navigate, accurate, clearly written, andinformative. A great volume to accompany the author's pocket guide totreatment. Hegde has one of those minds that knows how to synthesize agreat deal of information and present it clearly. ... Read more

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The second edition of Medical Speech--Language Pathology: A Practitioner's Guide presents the latest information on neurological communication disorders and swallowing and voice disorders in adults. The book features complete coverage of the pathophysiology of communication disorders, describing the underlying degenerative, neurogenic, and psychogenic causes of speech-language impairments. A thorough review of the theoretical issues involved provides practitioners with the conceptual framework needed to develop effective treatments that address both functionality and the quality of life of the patient.

Features:

Practical approaches to the diagnosis and management of common disorders such as aphasia, dysphagia, and more

Strategies for rehabilitating patients with conditions such as head and neck cancer and dementia

Comprehensive discussion of service delivery issues, such as the interface between speech--language pathology and psychiatry, and approaches to patient management in acute care and intensive care settings

Study questions at the end of each chapter--ideal for reviewing key concepts

Extensive lists of references to aid pursuit of topics in more depth

Medical Speech--Language Pathology serves the needs of all speech--language pathologists, otolaryngologists, neurologists, psychiatrists, researchers, and students in these specialties for a single-volume reference on all aspects of care for patients with communication disorders. ... Read more

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great addition
Thanks Amazon.com for yet another successful textbook purchase! This book arrived brand new in the plastic wrapping in a very timely fashion AND cost less than it would have at my University's book store. This book's straightforward text and multiple case examples make it a great addition to any SLP student's library. ... Read more

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The Seventh Edition of Diagnosis and Evaluation in Speech Pathology continues to be the leading text in its field, providing a practical process approach to the diagnosis and evaluation of speech and language disorders. 

This easy-to-read, yet comprehensive resource provides a strong foundation in diagnosis and evaluation for students in training and clinicians alike.  It develops a rationale for each type of assessment, including both standardized and non-standardized approaches.  This text is ideal for practitioners and clinicians who are struggling to stay in tune with the rapidly changing field of Speech-Language Pathology.

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Wonderful
I got my book in a good amount of time and it was in very good condition-like new as promised.

Books Falling Apart!
Hi Graduate Students,

Isn't it a shame that we are paying hundreds of dollars for textbooks that fall apart when you read them, well, this is one of them. I love the book itself - an excellent book in content. The producer of the physical book itself is doing a poor job of manufacturing. I did call the publisher about this issue. This seems to be a trend in graduate textbooks. Just my thoughts, we are paying too much for shabby treatment.

Valuable resource
I recommend this book.It has been an invaluable resource as a student in speech language pathology.Covers the basics in a very clear and concise manner. ... Read more

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A clear, concise, and approachable writing style helps students understand neurology in the context of speech-language pathology. Supplemented by a wealth of new illustrations and learning features for students, this new edition helps to demystify this often-daunting subject matter. The 5th edition also introduces a new author, Dr. Richard Adler, who brings a fresh perspective and an impressive clinical background.

• The perfect reader-friendly introduction to the neurology of speech and language
• Emphasizes the neurological mechanisms involved in communication disorders in children and adults

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Great Reference
This book was a suggested to me from a expert Speech Path. She had the 2nd edition version and found it to be a great resource that she used almost daily in her practice. I purchased this edition and I LOVE it!! I have used it quite a few times as a reference for my neurology class and as a source in papers. This book is very easy to understand and use for students. I wouldn't recommend this book to be used a "main" textbook in class - there it isn't quite as in depth but it does help to explain things in an easier way.

Great product
Great product. Clean, great condition.Shipped so quickly! Very happy with amazon and my great books!

Great Book!
Not only is this a great reference book, it provides information that is easy to understand.

Neurology for the Speech Language Pathologist
I am very pleased with this text, and it was received in a timely manner.

Poor Textbook
This book is poorly organized and not inherently clear I would not advise that anyone purchase it unless they have to for a class... ... Read more

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Phonological awareness, narrative skills and advanced literacy skills for elementary-age children with language impairment are detailed for school-based SLP's seeking to expand beyond traditional tests and caseload concerns.Clinicians receive a framework enabling grafting activities and materials for individual children's needs, along with guidelines for establishing norms.This is a practical reality-based book that also addresses the needs of the entire educational community and youngsters' families. ... Read more

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Addressing the challenges of intercultural and interpreter-mediated speech pathology practice, this book explores the intricate relationship between culture and communicaiton before moving on to intercultural health care, including a detailed look at perceptions of illness and disability. Two chapters on intercultural speech pathology address the challenges of clinical practice, including culturally-focused assessment and management approaches. Interpreter-mediated speech pathology is covered in detail, including an overview of the process of interpreting, debate on professional versus untrained interpreters, discussion of pre-session briefing, a look at potential barriers to the interpretation process, and introduction to a collaborative partnership model for working with interpreters. The final chapter explores the author's thoughts on future directions in research and education in the field of intercultural and interpreter-mediated speech pathology.

The book provides a comprehensive and practical insight into intercultural and interpreter-mediated speech pathology. With its easy to read and practical content, it should be of significant use to undergraduate students and qualified speech-language pathologists new to multicultural/multilingual contexts. However, it would also be suitable for experienced clinicians who find themselves tackling the challenges of intercultural speech pathology every day. ... Read more

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As the classic reference on cleft palates for more than 25 years, 'the blue book' continues to be the single, essential source on cleft lip and palate for all members of the craniofacial team. This essential text provides a unique and comprehensive approach to cleft assessment, treatment, and management, with new and revised content that will keep you at the cutting edge of cleft lip and palate treatment and therapies.

• Comprehensive coverage of every aspect of cleft palate and related disorders, making this a superb resource and guide for students and practitioners alike.
• Content is presented in a clinically useful manner, in a way that encourages you to evaluate and critically consider the information presented.
• Thorough coverage of the available literature on cleft lip and cleft palate includes both contemporary and historically significant studies, as well as low-incidence types of phenomena.
• An unmatched art program includes clear anatomical drawings as well as high-quality photographs.

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Cleft Palate Speech is a decent textbook
I haven't read it all yet -- my semester just started.So far I know that this book does not hesitate regarding details.Some chapter sections read almost like an annotated bibliography describing studies in detail.I find it hard to figure out the main point at times, the take home message.Sometimes the section ends with a summary but sometimes it doesn't.When it presents conflicting evidence and doesn't summarize it, that bugs me.Basically though, this is a good textbook. ... Read more