Phonological Assessment and Treatment Target (PATT) Selection

Authors: Jessica BarlowJennifer Taps RichardHolly StorkelPhilip CombithsRay Amberg
Updated: Sat 24 December 2016
Source: https://cld.lab.uiowa.edu/resources-slps-0/patt-and-autopatt
Type: PDFs & Phon Script
Languages: English, Spanish
Keywords: phonologylinguisticsspeechlanguageEnglishSpanish
Open Access: yes
License: GNU GPL 3.0
Documentation: https://slhs.sdsu.edu/phont/files/2016/11/ASHA-2016-AutoPATT.pdf
Publications: Byun, T. M., & Rose, Y. (2016). Analyzing Clinical Phonological Data Using Phon. Seminars in speech and language, 37(2), 85–105. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1580741
Citation: Barlow, J., Taps Richard, J., Storkel, H., Combiths, P., Amberg R. (2016). The PATT. San Diego State University: Phonological Typologies Laboratory. https://slhs.sdsu.edu/phont/the-patt/
Summary:

The PATT is a useful protocol developed by Jessica Barlow, Jennifer Taps Richard and Holly Storkel for conducting a thorough assessment of a child’s speech in order to strategically select treatment targets based on the child’s presenting sound system, language laws, and treatment efficacy research. An automated version of the PATT, known as AutoPATT, has been developed by Philip Combiths and Ray Amberg. This is a plug-in for Phon, free phonological analysis software, available for Windows and MacOS, created by Yvan Rose and Greg Hedlund. Disclaimer: AutoPATT (and PATT) will select an ideal target that is predicted to lead to widespread gains in the child’s system, but it does not also include clinical judgment, for which there is no substitute. Consider these as tools for assisting — rather than dictating — target selection.