Practice is one of the most important elements of apraxia therapy. And this is where parents play a pivotal role!

Every child needs a different level of practice outside of therapy. But all children with CAS benefit from consistent, effective practice. 

If you’re a parent who wants to support y...

Carryover – practicing words outside of therapy – is an important element in building and generalizing the motor plan.  

Children with apraxia of speech need a lot of repetition of their target words to learn the movements. They also need to practice their words in other settings and with more comm...

What does apraxia therapy look like? 

Today, I’m taking you behind the scenes of a real apraxia therapy session to show you what we do, how to prepare, what toys and tools are helpful, and tips for engaging young children in apraxia therapy. 

Whether you’re an SLP interested in supporting your cli...

Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a neurological motor speech disorder that affects a child’s ability to plan and program the way their mouth, tongue, and jaw move in order to produce accurate sounds. 

Unlike traditional language or play-based therapy, CAS is treated by motor-based therapy becau...

I receive many assessment inquiries from parents who are frustrated that their child is not making progress in speech therapy.

It is always a good idea to start by having a conversation with your child’s SLP to discuss your concerns. Ask the therapist if other treatments might be helpful and if ...

SLPs don’t just do one type of therapy.

Depending on the client’s needs and goals, there are different approaches we can use to help clients reach their goals and make meaningful progress. 

Language-based therapy is typically the most common type of therapy used by SLPs, especially when working wi...

What is CAS?

Childhood Apraxia of Speech or CAS is a neurological motor speech disorder. When a child has CAS, their brain struggles to plan and program the physical movements required to produce sounds. 

The National Institutes of Health defines CAS as:

“A neurological disorder that affects the ...

A child can have co-occurring speech sound disorders.  A child can have Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) and have some articulation errors or errors in phonological patterns.  A child can have CAS and have dysarthria.  The  assessment process will help determine the role and impact that each disord...

Here is an important statistic!

Sixty-five percent of the children with suspected childhood apraxia of speech (SCAS), have poor reading skills compared to twenty four percent for children with other speech sound disorders and no SCAS. (Miller & Lewis, 2019)

Reading difficulties appear to be a comb...

A common question that I am asked is, how I incorporate AAC in my apraxia therapy sessions?

The approach will differ for each child and will also vary depending on whether you are the only speech therapist working with the child or if your primary goal is to enhance verbal communication through mot...

Principles of Motor Learning (PML) refers to how you structure practice of the target words, in apraxia therapy.

Before we go further, click here to receive a handout with the PML to refer to for session planning.

This blog post will focus on clinical application of the PML. Refer to the handout f...