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Assessment and Treatment of Childhood Apraxia of Speech in the School Setting (PD102955)

Presenter(s): Christina E Gildersleeve-Neumann, PhD, CCC-SLP
Course Description

This session discusses the use of valid assessment practices to differentiate childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) from other speech sound disorders. It also provides a framework for preferred treatment practices that focus on increasing meaningful communication. The speaker addresses working with both monolingual English-speaking and multilingual children with CAS.

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

Related Courses

See more sessions from "Speech Sound Disorders in Schools."

Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

  • List characteristics that demonstrate differential CAS characteristics
  • Compare CAS and non-CAS speech production characteristics
  • Create a flowchart that outlines a CAS treatment approach to maximize practice and generalization 
  • Determine ways to increase meaningful communication treatment goals for children with CAS

Presenter Information

Christina Gildersleeve-Neumann, PhD, CCC-SLP (she/her/hers) is Professor and Chair in Speech and Hearing Sciences at Portland State University in Oregon. She conducts research and teaches on typical and atypical speech development and disorder in monolingual and bilingual children from 3 to 10 years of age, including assessment and treatment of children with childhood apraxia of speech. She has presented and published extensively on these topics.

Financial Disclosures:

  • Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation

Nonfinancial Disclosures:

  • None

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).

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COURSE DETAILS
Item #(s): PD102955
Available Through: August 07, 2029