Ok, you’ve heard about “motor learning theory” and that it can be incredibly helpful for children with childhood apraxia of speech.  But what does that even mean?  In this video, speech-language pathologist Carrie Clark will break down how motor learning theory plays into what we do in speech therapy for children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech.

Notes:

Precursors To Motor Learning

• Relationship
• Motivation / Attention
• Pre-Practice / Stimulability

Many Trials

• Minimize praise and fun time / tactile time
• Use activities that will give many opportunities to try

Distributed Practice

• More frequent, shorter sessions

Random Practice

• Mix targets together (don’t just target one sound until mastery)
• Prevents over-generalization
• Specific Feedback is Key
• Cueing and Prompting So They Can Practice it Correctly

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