"This trusted, best-selling text has become an essential, invaluable resource for clinicians, instructors, and students in the dynamic field of speech-language pathology. Accessible, visually engaging, and easy to navigate, this highly practical manual provides comprehensive coverage of a wide range of disorders and the procedures and materials used in their diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment in both pediatric and adult populations"--Publisher's description.

Revised edition of: Assessment in speech-language pathology : a resource manual / Kenneth G. Shipley, Julie G. McAfee. 4th ed. ©2009.

Part I: Preparatory considerations. Foundations of assessment -- Multicultural considerations -- Part II: Obtaining, interpreting, and reporting assessment information. Obtaining preassessment information -- Reporting assessment findings -- Assessment procedures common to most communicative disorders -- Part III: Resources for assessing communicative disorders. Assessment of speech sound disorders -- Assessment of language in children -- Assessment of literacy -- Assessment for autism spectrum disorder and social communication disorder -- Assessment for augmentative or alternative communication (AAC) -- Assessment of stuttering and cluttering -- Assessment of voice and resonance -- Assessment of neurocognitive disorders -- Assessment of motor speech disorders -- Assessment of dysphagia -- Part IV: Additional resources. Hearing considerations -- Medical diagnoses associated with communicative disorders -- Quick references and caregiver handouts.