Course curriculum

  • 1
    Thrive PD© Agreement
  • 2
    What is Childhood Apraxia of Speech?
  • 3
    Characteristics of Childhood Apraxia of Speech
  • 4
    Assessment and Diagnosis
  • 5
    What Does Treatment of CAS Look Like?
  • 6
    Strategies for the Non-Verbal Child
  • 7
    Strategies for the Verbal Child
  • 8
    Prognosis of CAS
  • 9
    Conclusion
  • 10
    References
  • 11
    Apraxia Quiz
  • 12
    Survey
  • Thrive PD© Agreement
  • What is Childhood Apraxia of Speech?
  • Characteristics of Childhood Apraxia of Speech Co-Existing Conditions
  • Assessment and Diagnosis Informal Assessment Hierarchy to Use with Non-Verbal Toddlers Differential Diagnosis
  • What Does Treatment of CAS Look Like?
  • Use of Alternative Communication Establish Interaction Establish Eye Contact Establish Turn-Taking Imitate the Child Establish Motor Imitation Skills Establish Vocalizing Establish Sound Effects/Environmental Sounds Establish Vowel Sounds Establish Isolated Consonants Establish Syllable Shapes (CV and VC combinations) Establish Syllable Strings/Syllableness Establish Core Vocabulary
  • Multiple Repetitions Speech Simplification Always Model Correctly Provide the Child with a NEED to Talk Temporarily Withholding (Rule of 3) Multi-Sensory Cueing Backward Chaining Syllables Parity Cues Use Pivot Syllables Cloze Procedure Establish Functional Language by using Pivot Words/Pivot Phrases Name Function of Objects or Action to get a Noun+Verb+Object Sentence Continue to Move Language Along by Adding Syntactical Structures and Morphological Markers Address Prosody/Stress/Intonation Implement Literacy Activities in Early intervention Developing “Healthy Frustration”
  • Prognosis of CAS
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Apraxia Quiz
  • Course Survey

Objectives

Individuals who take this course will be able to:

  • Describe characteristics and distinctions of Apraxia of speech

  • Explain how children are assessed for Apraxia and how a diagnosis is determined

  • Apply strategies for verbal and non verbal children