ASHA Learning Pass

Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a confounding pediatric communication disorder. Rarely occurring in isolation, changing over time, and always requiring specialized care, the breadth and depth of understanding required for appropriate treatment is vast. This session explores precursors to motor learning, discusses considerations for target selection, and explains how to apply and manipulate the principles of motor learning to optimize task complexity.

This course is a recorded session from the 2023/2024 ASHA online conference "Speech Sound Disorders in Schools."

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Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• Select appropriate treatment targets
• Design activities that provide opportunities for repeated practice
• Implement and manipulate principles of motor learning to optimize task complexity

Presenter Information

Mike Bright, MS, CCC-SLP (he/him/his) is a speech-language pathologist with more than 15 years of experience helping children communicate more successfully. Trained and employed through Boston Children’s Hospital through 2020, he has developed an expertise in thinking about particularly difficult-to-understand speech. Mike was also selected in the inaugural boot camp provided through Apraxia Kids, and he is recognized by that organization for Advanced Training and Clinical Expertise in Childhood Apraxia of Speech. He has received intensive training and subsequent in-depth experience working with a variety of complex speech and language disorders. Mike enjoys helping children and their families navigate the murky and often stormy waters of diagnosis, appropriate treatment, and progress monitoring.

Financial Disclosures:

• Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation 
• Owns and receives compensation from Bright Speech and Language, LLC
• Offers consultation and mentorship services and runs a quarterly CAS Study Group
• Teaches and receive compensation through Fitchburg State University and SLPNerdcast

Nonfinancial Disclosures:

• Recognized by Apraxia Kids for Advanced Training and Clinical Expertise in Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)
• SLPNerdcast Advisory Board Member

Assessment Type

Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete the learning assessment by the end date below.

Program History and CE Information

Online conference dates: October 4–16, 2023; January 31–February 12, 2024
End date: August 7, 2029

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).