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- Shannon
- Nelson
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- 6625 Daly Road
West Bloomfield Township
Michigan
48322
United States - Kaufman Children's Center
West Bloomfield Township
Michigan
48322
United States
When working with a child with CAS it is important to first establish motivation. It is necessary to find out what the child really likes and is motivated to work for. Then I begin to choose target words based on the child's consonant and vowel repertoire. The target words include 5 lists of words: common nouns, favorites (words that the child is most motivated to say), simple syllable shapes, "power" words (e.g., open, off, out), and mands or requesting words. It is important to provide and fade multi-sensory cues and use error-less teaching (cuing before failure) and error correction. Mass to distributed practice is used, as well as block to random practice. Mixing and varying tasks are essential to avoid over generalization.
Parent coaching and education is necessary for generalization of skills outside of therapy. Parents observe each therapy session through an observation window. Tips and suggestions are narrated throughout each therapy session to include ways to elicit target words through play and daily routines, the prompting level necessary at that point in time, suggested target words etc. The Kaufman Speech to Language Protocol Workout Book as well as other handouts are provided for home practice and parent education.
AAC can be a great option for children to use at they are simultaneously working on speech motor skills. This allows children to communicate their wants and needs in the classroom, community, and at home while they may not have the speech motor skills at that time. I can use the child's high or low tech AAC device within my sessions for children to request or comment, as well as educate and model for parent(s) the use of an AAC device through play. Sign & Say is used for teaching sign language as a bridge to vocal communication.
