Speech Therapy for Apraxia in Toddlers and Preschoolers Part 1 | Laura Mize | teachmetotalk

Treating suspected childhood apraxia of speech can be extremely difficult in toddlers and preschoolers. In this podcast, you'll learn the latest evidence-based guidelines for designing initial treatment plans for very young children when apraxia is first suspected including the  4 overall treatment principles for toddlers and preschoolers, assisting parents in adaption to the diagnosis, identifying prelinguistic skills that may impact communication, discussing initial AAC options, steps to teaching a child with apraxia to imitate, and considerations for early vocabulary selection. Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP of teachmetotalk.com for this one-hour audio/video podcast episode, ASHA CEU COURSE #432 Treating Apraxia in Toddlers and Preschoolers. For speech-language pathologists, other early interventionists, and parents of toddlers and preschoolers with suspected childhood apraxia of speech. Link to purchase CE credit and handout https://teachmetotalk.com/ceu_course/... Get all this information plus a treatment plan for toddlers and preschoolers with apraxia (and suspected apraxia) for professionals and parents at: https://teachmetotalk.com/the-apraxia... Links for books recommended for parents/professionals Teaching Imitation... Building Verbal Imitation Skills in Toddlers https://teachmetotalk.com/product/bui... Teaching New Sounds/Patterns... FUNctional Phonology https://teachmetotalk.com/product/fun... Treating Prelinguistic Skills that come before talking... Let's Talk About Talking https://teachmetotalk.com/product/let... Links for other podcasts mentioned 431 What is Apraxia? Recognizing Apraxia https://teachmetotalk.com/ceu_course/... 385 When is a Child Developmentally Ready to Talk? https://teachmetotalk.com/ceu_course/... Teaching Imitation Podcast Series - shows 421 - 429 https://teachmetotalk.com/building-ve... 410 Getting Started with AAC...https://teachmetotalk.com/ceu_course/... Teaching Consonant Sounds... https://teachmetotalk.com/ceu_course/... Teaching Vowel Sounds... https://teachmetotalk.com/ceu_course/... Join Laura's free daily email (nearly 50K subscribers!): https://teachmetotalk.com/ Link for our entire library of CE courses: https://teachmetotalk.com/asha-ceu-co... Speech Therapy Manuals from for professionals & parents for toddlers & preschoolers with language delays: teachmetotalk.com The Late Talker Workbook https://teachmetotalk.com/the-late-ta... The NEW Autism Workbook https://teachmetotalk.com/new-autism-... Let's Talk About Talking UPDATED https://teachmetotalk.com/product/let... Teach Me To Talk The Therapy Manual https://teachmetotalk.com/product/tea... Building Verbal Imitation Skills in Toddlers https://teachmetotalk.com/product/bui... Teach Me To Play WITH You https://teachmetotalk.com/product/tea... FUNctional Phonology https://teachmetotalk.com/product/fun... Apraxia Workbooks 1 & 2 https://teachmetotalk.com/product/the... #SpeechTherapy #SLP #ChildhoodApraxia #CAS #EarlyIntervention #ApraxiaOfSpeech #AAC #PECS #SignLanguage #Imitation #LateTalker #PreLinguisticSkills #AugmentativeCommunication #ChildLanguageDevelopment #ParentsOfLateTalkers #EarlyChildhoodEducation #NonverbalToVerbal 0:00 – Introduction & Recap of Show 431 3:54 – 4 Overall Treatment Recommendations 8:50 – Parent Perceptions Study: Starting on the Right Foot 15:53 – Recommendation 1: Prioritize Language (11 Pre-Linguistic Skills) 26:40 – Recommendation 2: Getting AAC Started 27:57 – Signs & Gestures: Pros, Cons & Common Parent Fears 31:43 – Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) 33:45 – Speech Generating Devices 35:22 – Recommendation 3: Why Imitation Comes Before Everything 39:38 – Teaching Body Movements & Compensatory Gestures 42:43 – Play Sounds & "The Bucket Trick" 45:51 – Targeting Movement Patterns, Not Just Sounds 53:33 – Imitating Words: Shaping a Child's Existing Sounds 56:20 – Vocabulary Selection: 4 Key Considerations 1:00:03 – Choosing Target Words by Syllable Shape & Sound 1:05:01 – Recap: Shaping, Cues & Mass Practice (Preview of Part 2) 1:07:44 – Closing & Resources