Expressive Language Activity: The Picture Game
Describing can be hard for all of us. Have you ever switched words when you couldn’t come up with the intended one? Have you ever shortened a story because the other person seemed lost? Have you ever stopped yourself from saying something because you couldn’t figure out how to fully express yourself? For those of…
My Top Ten Materials to Treat Childhood Apraxia of Speech
As a specialist in Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS), I get a lot of questions about what CAS is and how to treat it. For every child who has CAS, there are that many ways to treat it! The approaches are similar—using the Principles of Motor Learning, focusing on the movement of speech and not…
Luca’s Success Story
**The names of clients have been changed to protect confidentiality. Luca came to me for a comprehensive Speech Evaluation when he was 2 years old. He spoke mainly in vowels and some syllables. While he was able to produce a few words, the number and consistency was far below his age-matched peers. Luca had already…