This response to commentaries on EC 604 058 attempts to update and clarify views on the application of principles of assessment and intervention in phonological disorders in children. The lack of empirical demonstration that this approach is more effective and efficient than existing procedures is noted. (Author/DB)

This paper, originally published in 1985, advocates a phonological approach to speech assessment and intervention with children having speech sound disorders in addition to traditional approaches to articulation disorders. New procedures incorporating principles of the phonological approach can be expected to consist of both new and traditional…

Effects of speech sampling conditions (labeling and connected speech) on the phonological error pattern of 14 moderately to profoundly phonologically impaired children were examined. More phonological processes were observed in the connected speech samples than in the labeling task. Similarities in performances in the two contexts were far greater…

Evaluation of a 6-year-old's phonological and morphological systems led to the development of three hypotheses regarding the nature of her language impairment which were then tested by monitoring the child's progress in therapy. Results suggested continuing reliance on simplification processes similar to these of younger normal children.…