Phonological Assessment and
Therapy Target Identification

This document covers the steps required for clinicians to fully describe each child's phonological system. SLPs can document the child's phonetic inventory, phonemic inventory, clusters, stimulable and nonstimulable sounds out of the system, word shapes and phonetic inventory level. Given this data, SLPs can identify treatment targets based on the maximum change possible. Rationales for target selection include increasing the phonetic inventory level, application of language laws, treating nonstimulable sounds and teaching a rule or contrast that will inform the child about sound features and distinctions.

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