Your Apraxia Framework
A clear, focused approach to effective Apraxia therapy
Complete this course and be eligible to earn 8 PDH and .8 ASHA CEUs.
An engaging course for SLPs who want to identify, diagnose, and treat Childhood Apraxia of Speech and Apraxia therapists who want to deepen and expand their skills.
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"Your Apraxia Framework"
- 13 engaging lessons to give you the skills and strategies you need
- 60 Video Therapy Examples so you can see real clients and real techniques I use in my private practice
- Monthly Mentorship via LIVE Zoom Sessions With Me to Answer All Your Questions and added PDH (Access will be granted when you complete the course)
- Access to Previously Recorded Zoom Meetings
- Links to Products & Resources so you don't have to search for the right support
- Many PDF Handouts to Guide You in Treatment & Share With Your Clients and a bonus Comprehensive Handbook
- A certificate of completion for 8 professional development hours and be eligible for .8 ASHA CEUs, if the requirements listed in the frequently asked questions are met.
- You can earn a certificate of completion each month for LIVE professional development hours by joining the monthly Q and A session. No certificate is offered for watching the recorded zoom on the portal. These meetings are not offered for ASHA CEUs.
YOUR APRAXIA FRAMEWORK
The Learning Objectives
SLP's will be able to:
- Identify the characteristics of suspected Childhood Apraxia of Speech in Early Intervention clients
- List the components of a motor speech assessment.
- Explain the four steps of DTTC hierarchy
- List the 4 pre-cursors for apraxia therapy
- Describe the principles of motor learning and how to use them to practice your target words in therapy
- List the three types of multisensory cueing techniques and provide examples of how to use them to improve speech motor planning skills
- Choose target words and phrases for all of your CAS clients from the pre-verbal stage to children who are verbal but have poor prosody and vowel errors.
- Describe 3 different categories of toy reinforcers for eliciting your target words
- Describe 3 specific cueing techniques to remediate vowel errors.
- List 5 challenges that school age children with CAS face
- List 5 activities to work on phonological awareness to improve reading skills in children with CAS.
Plus you'll have access to monthly LIVE Zoom calls where I review cases and answer YOUR questions.
You will receive one hour of PDH if you attend the meeting LIVE
YES! SIGN ME UPMEET YOUR APRAXIA SPECIALIST
I'm Alonna Bondar
I've been a pediatric speech language pathologist for 27 years, and I've never stopped learning.
I'm PROMPT certified, DTTC trained, and listed on the Apraxia Kids directory. This work continues to energize and excite me every day!
Over the years I have worked with countless clients with CAS and trained hundreds of SLPs. So many courses and trainings only give you the "why" without teaching the "how." That's why I created "Your Apraxia Framework." This course is easy to understand, engaging, and fully prepares you to work with CAS clients.
Speaker Financial Disclosures for Alonna Bondar M.S., CCC-SLP
- is the CEO and Owner of Bondar Speech Private Practice
- receives compensation from this online apraxia course and all the courses and resources listed on bondarspeech.com
- receives small commissions from affiliate links in her Amazon storefront
Speaker Non-Financial Disclosures for Alonna Bondar M.S., CCC-SLP
- is PROMPT certified and listed on the PROMPT directory
"The title of this course could not be more appropriate. Alonna has done a fantastic job of walking you through everything you need to know to ACTUALLY work with children who have CAS. She covers all aspects of CAS intervention - from assessment and identification to treatment and carryover! I have never taken such a comprehensive course on apraxia - and I have taken a lot of courses! I really love how she included SO MANY videos of actual therapy, so you can see what CAS therapy looks like."
-Suzanne Aldrich, SLP @playingspeech
“Alonna's course is exactly what I needed! I support so many autistic clients that are primarily non-speaking, I didn't even know where to begin! I absolutely LOVED how easily digestible the course was. She provided a ton of practical information that you can start to implement right away and I loved that she showed how you can support children with CAS using a ton of different cues-not just one! She had a ton of example videos of her therapy sessions, which added so much value to this course! I highly recommend this course for anyone who might be on the fence!”
Amy Zembriski, SLP @amyz.theslp
"I was blown away by this course! Alonna has a gift for giving over information in an engaging, practical and insightful manner. This phenomenal course was super informative, giving incredible ideas for therapy, realistic strategies for intervention and covered a wide range of issues and modalities for treatment. I learned a vast amount of knowledge that is being put into practice with my own clients and gained tremendously from Alonna's creative thinking and dynamic, flexible therapeutic process. Thank you for this comprehensive winner of a course!”
-Gitty C. - SLP
Bonus: Comprehensive handbook
The handbook contains a motor speech exam breakdown and templates to help you organize your assessment data effectively. This will make your report writing and treatment planning a breeze.
Forms for session notes with instructions on data collection and details on what information should be documented.
A summary of numerous course lessons is also provided for quick and easy reference.
“This handbook is incredible! It is easy to follow and it guides you through the evaluation and treatment for CAS. The data collection examples for session notes and probe testing are also so helpful”
Alehtea-SLP
“Amazing handbook- Every SLP should have one! This course plus the handbook is incredibly comprehensive and I learned so much that I can take into my practice right away. Your tips are practical and doable- Thank you for offering this!”
Patricia-SLP
The Skills You'll Learn Inside
"Your Apraxia Framework"
LESSON 1
9 minutes
What is Childhood Apraxia of Speech?
Understanding CAS is a vital component in successful treatment. In this lesson, you will learn about different speech sound disorders, what CAS is, and how it affects children.
LESSON 2
41 minutes
Differential Diagnosis of CAS
CAS can often be confused with other speech sound disorders. In this lesson, you will learn the exact steps, tests, and methods to use in order to diagnose CAS.
LESSON 3
28 minutes
Treatment Approaches
In this lesson, you will learn the three evidence-based approaches for treating CAS, as well as suggestions for augmentative alternative communication during the process.
LESSON 4
52 minutes
Principles of Motor Learning
You will learn how to use principles of motor learning to structure your apraxia sessions.
LESSON 5
1 hour
Pre-cursors/Target Selection
In this lesson, you will learn the pre-cursors to CAS therapy, the guidelines for target selection, tips for eliciting repetition, and ideas for specific toys and books to use in treatment.
LESSON 6
38 minutes
Multisensory Cueing Techniques
In this lesson you will learn the backbone of CAS therapy: visual, auditory / verbal and tactile cueing with therapy video demonstrations for each.
LESSON 7
22 minutes
Feedback & Fading Cues
In this lesson, you'll learn how to incorporate feedback into your therapy, and how to gradually fade cues.
LESSON 8
1 hour 12 minutes
Vowels
Vowel distortions greatly impact intelligibility. In this lesson, you will learn how to asses and remediate vowel errors.
LESSON 9
28 minutes
Prosody &
Co-articulation
In this lesson, you'll learn how to help children develop appropriate skills surrounding prosody and co-articulation.
LESSON 10
16 minutes
Intrusive Schwa
In this lesson, you'll learn how to avoid modeling words with the intrusive schwa and how to eliminate the schwa.
LESSON 11
30 minutes
CAS and the School Age Child
Specific issues related to the school age population is discussed. In depth discussion of reading difficulties in children with CAS.
LESSON 12
1 hour 4 minutes
Suspected Childhood Apraxia of Speech in Early Intervention
Be confident identifying and diagnosing suspected childhood apraxia of speech in the early intervention population.
LESSON 13
23 minutes
Sound Cue Cards / Hand Cues
In this lesson I will give you an overview of my most frequently used hand cues and show you the sound cue cards that I use.
LESSON 14
12 minutes
Case Study
In this bonus lesson, I'll take you through an entire case from diagnosis through treatment, showing exactly what I did throughout.
This Course Is For You If...
- You have clients who aren't succeeding with traditional language-based therapy techniques.
- You want to have the expertise to make a differential diagnosis of CAS and not rely on referring out.
- You want to open your own CAS private practice but are worried you don't know enough.
- You want to work with CAS clients but don't know where to start.
- You want the "how," not just the "why"