Childhood apraxia of speech

Fresh speech and language activities and ideas for the busy Speech Language Pathologist

Is your child more of a thinker than a talker? Read this if you are worried about speech delays. A mom shares important info on Childhood Apraxia of Speech.

Chaining is a very effective cueing technique in Apraxia therapy. It can use used with children with childhood apraxia of speech to correct a distorted sound in a word and to work on omission of initial and final sounds in a word. Not sure how to use forward and backward chaining in apraxia therapy? Here you will learn what forward and backward chaining is, how to use it in apraxia therapy and my step by step process for using forward and backward chaining with children with CAS.

Want to understand how it feels to not be able to talk? Read this poem by Evelyn Byrne written through the eyes of her son with apraxia.

While it can be tempting to segment words in speech therapy, this may not be the best approach with students with childhood apraxia of speech. Apraxia therapy is all about movement and children with childhood apraxia of speech have difficulty moving from one sound to the next. So how do we work on helping children produce all the sounds in a word without segmenting? What strategies can SLPs use? Learn my favorite alternatives to segmenting and how to use them in Apraxia therapy here.

Working with kiddos with Childhood Apraxia of Speech can be challenging and yet so rewarding. I have also found it is pretty difficult to find materials for apraxia that don't cost an arm and a leg. Since I don't have an extra arm or leg to spare ; ) I have been slowly putting these things together and finally put them all into a new packet. This packet practices production of vowel sounds and different syllable structures (CV, VC, CVC, CVCV). I had a sweet kiddo yesterday who LOVED the…

Apraxia is when a child has difficulty making accurate movements when speaking. The brain struggles to develop plans for speech movement. Speech muscles don't perform normally because the brain struggles to direct or coordinate the movements. Read about 5 signs and symptoms of apraxia of speech in our blog post!

I recently attended the Colorado Speech, Language and Hearing Association Spring Conference and the speaker gave me a lot to think about. At the conference, Christina Gildersleeve-Neumann, Ph.D., from Portland State University discussed current theories of phonological development and various treatment approaches. What she said made a lot of sense and affirmed the approach I take in therapy for the young nonverbal child. It is very risky to diagnosis a young nonverbal child with childhood…

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