Companion Website

Welcome to Plural Publishing's companion website, intended to enhance your use of the text Cleft Palate Speech and Resonance: An Audio and Video Resource by Linda D. Vallino, Dennis M. Ruscello, and David J. Zajac.

About the Book


Cleft Palate Speech and Resonance: An Audio and Video Resource is a clinical tool to train students and clinicians to reliably identify articulation, resonance, nasal air emission, and voice aspects of cleft palate speech. The resource contains high-quality audio and video recordings of speech samples and case studies that represent a variety of speech symptoms associated with cleft palate. In addition, it includes a brief overview of the velopharyngeal mechanism and a protocol for the clinical assessment of patients with cleft-related speech disorders. All information presented is evidence based and reflects the most current knowledge on cleft palate speech.

Contact Us


We invite your reactions to both Cleft Palate Speech and Resonance and this site. Please feel free to call Plural Publishing, Inc. at 858-492-1555 with your questions and your suggestions for improving the book and the companion website. Additionally, do not hesitate to email us at information@pluralpublishing.com if you need help or have comments to pass along. Please include the phrase "Cleft Palate Speech and Resonance" in the subject line of your e-mail message(s). We look forward to hearing from you!