At Pathway Therapy Specialists, we utilize child-led, play-based methods to address the speech motor planning challenges related to Childhood Apraxia of Speech. We know that children are more likely to try difficult things when they are motivated and having fun, so that is always the goal! Practicing talking can be really hard for children with CAS, so we aim to make it as fun and family-friendly as possible. In order to get the most repetitions of targeted words each session, we carefully select our toys and activities to elicit many trials of the targeted sounds or speech movement patterns. We encourage caregivers to engage with us during sessions so that they can assist with speech word selection, observe the different cues used to achieve speech movements, and understand and implement the prescribed carryover activities between visits.