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Principles of Motor Learning (PML) refers to how you structure practice of the target words, in apraxia therapy.
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This blog post will focus on clinical application of the PML. Refer to the handout...
What is multisensory cueing? And why is it so important in apraxia therapy?
Multisensory cueing involves visual, auditory-verbal, and tactile cues. Children with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) struggle with sequencing speech movements and transitioning between sounds. The use of multisensory...
While settling in at my computer, I realized my habit of setting up a few things to aid me during work. From enjoying a cup of tea, a crunchy snack, or a lollipop, to playing music and wearing comfy clothes.
It's common for SLPs to have similar preferences. Hence, it shouldn't come as a...
Feedback is very important in apraxia therapy. It is part of the structure of principles of motor learning. It gives the child information as to whether or not his production was accurate or if he needs to change the movements on the next production.
Do you know about the different...
When teaching a new word, please don't segment!
Segmenting is when you teach each sound in the word separately. It creates robotic speech and does not help the child move between the sounds.
Apraxia therapy is all about movement. Children with childhood apraxia of speech have difficulty...
Chaining is a very effective cueing technique in Apraxia therapy. It can be used to correct a distorted sound in the word as well as working on omission of initial and final sounds in the word. Children with childhood apraxia of speech often simplify syllable structures which results...
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