Proposals appropriate for submission to this topic area include those that focus on the etiologies, characteristics, prevention, assessment, and intervention of speech sound disorders in children with normal hearing. Interprofessional education, practice, and/or research that addresses the implementation of interprofessional competencies within curricular or practice models or the evaluation of collaborative care outcomes specific to speech sound disorders should also be included in this topic area. Additionally, considerations for multilingual/multicultural proposals as well as proposals addressing neurodiverse populations.

Research

• Basic, translational, applied, or implementation research related to speech sound disorders in children with normal hearing

Professional Education

• Theoretical models of speech production and speech development in children with speech sound disorders with normal hearing.
• Genetic bases of speech sound disorders in children
• Characteristics of children with speech sound disorders
• Orofacial myofunctional disorders as related to speech development
• Prevention of speech sound disorders in children
• Assessment and diagnosis of speech sound disorders in children
• Identification, assessment, and treatment of speech sound disorders in specific populations of children
• Phonological awareness and literacy in relation to speech sound disorders in children
• Technological/methodological advances in assessment and treatment of speech sound disorders in children
• Best practices for data collection and progress monitoring
• Interprofessional issues related to speech sound disorders in children
• Methods of service delivery for speech sound disorders in children, including interprofessional practice and early intervention and parent coaching
• The impact of service delivery setting on the provision of therapy for children with speech sound disorders with normal hearing
• Policy, regulatory and program administration issues specific to speech sound disorders in children
• Supervision in service delivery for speech sound disorders in children with normal hearing
• Teaching pedagogy
• The role of SLPAs in the provision of services for children with SSDs – scope of practice

Related Topics

Proposals dealing with speech sound disorders but primarily focus on:

• Motor speech disorders in children, such as childhood apraxia of speech, should be submitted to the Motor Speech Disorders Across the Lifespan topic area.
• Cleft palate or other craniofacial anomalies should be submitted to the Craniofacial and Velopharyngeal Disorders topic area.
• Orofacial myofunctional disorders contributing to pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders should be submitted to the Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing topic area.