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Segmenting words in Apraxia therapy
Sep 18, 2023
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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...
What is Prosody of Speech in Apraxia Therapy
May 02, 2023
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What is Prosody of Speech? And why do children with CAS have difficulty with Prosody?
Prosody is:
The rhythm, stress, and intonation of speech.
- Stress: the emphasis on a syllable.
- Rhythm: the timing of the stress of syllables in a sentence.
- Intonation: the way the pitch...
Apraxia Therapy: It's all about the movement
Apr 21, 2023
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The focus of apraxia therapy is on the movement
I attended an advanced CAS workshop with Dr. Edythe Strand. Dr. Strand is well known is the field of CAS treatment. She created an evidenced based treatment program called DTTC, which stands for Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing. The...
Free Target Selection for CAS Handout!
Tips to help you choose target words for minimally verbal children.
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Do's and Don'ts in Apraxia therapy
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