Bjorem Speech Publications

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Apraxia Awareness Month 💙Quiz time. How many targets should you choose when working on new motor plans using DTTC?Five t...
05/28/2026

Apraxia Awareness Month 💙

Quiz time. How many targets should you choose when working on new motor plans using DTTC?

Five to ten.

I know it feels counterintuitive. When a child has so many sounds and words to work on, the instinct is to cover as much ground as possible. But that is not how motor learning works. Apraxia is a motor speech disorder, which means progress comes from massed, accurate, repeated practice of a small set of targets, not from spreading practice thin across a long list.

When you choose 5 to 10 functional, carefully selected targets and use principles of motor learning, the brain consolidates those motor plans. Once those plans are solid, generalization begins to happen, which means the child starts producing untrained words correctly too. Fewer targets, more reps, deeper learning, wider transfer.
This is one of the hardest shifts for SLPs trained in traditional articulation therapy. Articulation says cover the sound across many contexts. Motor speech therapy says drill a small set of meaningful targets until the movement is owned, then build out from there.

If you take one thing from this Apraxia Awareness Month, let it be this. Pick fewer targets. Get more reps. Trust the motor learning.

Save this for your next session plan. Share with an SLP new to CAS. Tag a colleague who is rethinking their target selection.

Sources
Strand, E. A. (2020). Dynamic temporal and tactile cueing: A treatment strategy for childhood apraxia of speech. American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 29(1), 30 to 48.

Maas, E., Robin, D. A., Austermann Hula, S. N., Freedman, S. E., Wulf, G., Ballard, K. J., and Schmidt, R. A. (2008). Principles of motor learning in treatment of motor speech disorders. American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 17(3), 277 to 298.

Edeal, D. M., and Gildersleeve Neumann, C. E. (2011). The importance of production frequency in therapy for childhood apraxia of speech. American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 20(2), 95 to 110.

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05/28/2026

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Apraxia Awareness Month 💙Quiz time. What is the recommended treatment intensity for childhood apraxia of speech?Shorter,...
05/27/2026

Apraxia Awareness Month 💙

Quiz time. What is the recommended treatment intensity for childhood apraxia of speech?

Shorter, more frequent sessions.
This is one of the most important and most misunderstood pieces of treating CAS. Because apraxia is a motor speech disorder, the brain learns the movement through repeated, accurate productions. The more reps a child gets across a week, the more the motor plan solidifies.
Two 30 minute sessions a week is better than one 60 minute session. Four 15 minute sessions is better than two 30 minute sessions. It is not about how long the child sits in the chair, it is about how often the brain practices the movement.

Edeal and Gildersleeve Neumann found that higher production frequency, meaning 100 or more accurate productions in 15 minutes, led to better outcomes than moderate frequency practice. More reps. Better movement. Faster progress.

This is the conversation to have with parents, schools, and insurance companies. CAS does not respond well to once a week, 30 minute sessions, even though that is often what is offered. If you advocate for one thing this Apraxia Awareness Month, advocate for intensity.
Save this for your next IEP meeting.

Share with a parent fighting for more sessions. Tag an SLP who needs the research in their pocket.

Sources
Edeal, D. M., and Gildersleeve Neumann, C. E. (2011). The importance of production frequency in therapy for childhood apraxia of speech. American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 20(2), 95 to 110.

Murray, E., McCabe, P., and Ballard, K. J. (2015). A randomized controlled trial for children with childhood apraxia of speech comparing rapid syllable transition treatment and the Nuffield Dyspraxia Programme third edition. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 58(3), 669 to 686.

Namasivayam, A. K., Pukonen, M., Goshulak, D., Yu, V. Y., Kadis, D. S., Kroll, R., Pang, E. W., and De Nil, L. F. (2015). Treatment intensity and childhood apraxia of speech. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 50(4), 529 to 546.

Apraxia Awareness Month 💙Quiz time. Is childhood apraxia of speech a medical diagnosis?The answer is no.CAS is a speech ...
05/26/2026

Apraxia Awareness Month 💙

Quiz time. Is childhood apraxia of speech a medical diagnosis?

The answer is no.

CAS is a speech label, not a medical diagnosis. There is no blood test, no brain scan, and no single checklist that confirms it. It is a clinical label that a trained speech language pathologist uses to describe a specific pattern of characteristics observed during a motor speech assessment.

This is why training matters so much. A child's speech profile must be carefully evaluated for evidence of phonologic impairment, dysarthria, and difficulty with praxis for speech, sometimes all at once. An SLP looks for things like inconsistent errors, vowel distortions, difficulty with multisyllabic words, segmentation, equal stress, and disrupted prosody. The pattern of those features is what leads to the label. The ASHA Leader

Why does this matter? Because a pediatrician, neurologist, or developmental specialist cannot diagnose CAS from a chart review or a checklist alone. It takes a skilled motor speech evaluation by an SLP who knows what to look for. CAS is over diagnosed and under diagnosed, and the right label drives the right treatment.

If you suspect apraxia, find an SLP trained in motor speech assessment. The label has to be earned through observation, not assumed.
Save this for the next time someone asks. Share with a parent in the thick of it. Tag an SLP who is doing this work.

Source
Strand, E. (2017). Appraising apraxia: When a speech sound disorder is severe, how do you know if it is childhood apraxia of speech? The ASHA Leader, 22(3), 50 to 58. https://doi.org/10.1044/leader.FTR2.22032017.50

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