A Systematic Approach for Viewing and Treating Apraxia of Speech: Part Five – Choosing Therapy Targets

Part Five: Choosing Therapy Targets: When I originally began working with apraxic children I often chose therapy targets based on which sounds were easier to produce in isolation.   I then targeted those sounds in a variety of syllable shapes based on the research I had done on other apraxia...

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A Systematic Approach to Viewing and Treating Apraxia of Speech: Part Four – The Sustained Phonatory Modeling Technique

Part Four: The Sustained Phonatory Modeling Technique So based on the theory I have presented (The Movement Pattern Generalization Theory) we may only need to focus therapy on a movement pattern basis (2 pure speech sounds with the movement in-between).  This theory is great – but I am sure...

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A Systematic Approach to Viewing and Treating Apraxia of Speech: Part Three – The Movement Pattern Generalization Theory

Part Three: The Movement Pattern Generalization Theory Have I ever mentioned how much I love working with children with Apraxia???  It fills me with a great amount of passion – the kind of passion that leaves me sitting awake quietly at night thinking, pondering, and praying for inspiration and...

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