THE GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND ABNORMALITIES OF SPEECH IN CHILDHOOD ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS TEXT DESIGNED FOR PEDIATRICIANS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, EDUCATORS, MEDICAL STUDENTS, THERAPISTS, PATHOLOGISTS, AND PARENTS. THE NORMAL DEVELOPMENT OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE IS DISCUSSED, INCLUDING THEORIES ON THE ORIGIN OF SPEECH IN MAN AND FACTORS INFLUENCING THE NORMAL DEVELOPMENT OF SPEECH SUCH AS SEX, INTELLIGENCE, PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, AND ENVIRONMENT. PERIPHERAL AND CENTRAL STRUCTURES CONCERNED WITH SPEECH, AS WELL AS SENSORY ORGANS, ARE DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED. DISORDERS OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SUCH AS ARTICULATION PROBLEMS, STUTTERING, HEARING PROBLEMS, APHASIA, CEREBRAL PALSY, MENTAL RETARDATION, VOICE DISORDERS, CLEFT PALATE AND CLEFT LIP, EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES AND RELATED LANGUAGE DISABILITIES ARE DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF ETIOLOGY, PROGNOSIS, DIAGNOSIS, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR THERAPY. REFERENCES OF FIVE TO 32 ITEMS FOLLOW THE CHAPTERS. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FROM CHARLES C. THOMAS, PUBLISHER, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS. $9.00. (GD)