This response to Fey (EC 604 058) explores possible factors deterring clinicians from employing phonological constructs in assessment and remediation of children with speech disorders. Underlying concepts and target patterns that have helped expedite intelligibility gains are also explained. (Author/DB)

This response to Fey (EC 604 058) presents arguments and examples in support of using concepts of phonological processes and constructs in assessing and treating phonological disorders in children. The paper disagrees with Fey's contention that using the term "process" for "rule" leads to confusion. (Author/DB)

This response to Fey (EC 604 058) discusses the use of the term "phonological" to describe disordered speech patterns and suggests that phonological disorders include both phonetic and phonemic error types. Describing errors as either phonetic or phonemic is seen to lead to differential treatment procedures. (Author/DB)