158 pages
2019
ISBN: 9781946261328 This professional resource provides practising SLPs the hands-on information they need to effectively treat toddlers, pre-schoolers, and early school-aged children who have or who are suspected of having Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS). The SLP’s Guide to Treating Childhood Apraxia of Speech covers the following areas:
- CAS and sCAS - How Diagnosis Drives Therapy
- Making Something Intrinsically Not Fun, Fun
- Creating Communication Risk-Takers
- Getting Started with the Minimally Verbal Young Child
- The Importance of Early Target Selection
- Continuing the Journey with the More Verbal Child
- Using Multisensory Cues in Therapy
- Activities for Enhancing Repetitive Speech Practice Through Play
- Incorporating Technology into Therapy
- Establishing Family and Community Partnerships