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- Dana
- Weinberg
- Mobile Therapy
New York
New York
10014
United States - Communication First Speech Therapy
New York
New York
10014
United States
Hi Families! I use evidenced-based practice to plan fun, engaging, functional and effective speech therapy sessions for children with Apraxia of Speech. I start the session with a warm-up of the target sounds in words using the therapy technique PROMPT. Throughout the session the child practices their target sounds in relevant words using tactile cues (physical support for how to move their face muscles) and visual and verbal models. The child participates in a book reading, game, or other activity of their interest that allows for naturalistic practice. During the activity, the child will engage in loaded practice of their target words. For example, if the child is working on the /f/ sound, they might read a book about a farm or play with a farm toy and practice target words such as “farm”, “fill”, “fish”, “feed” and “food”.
Families are an intricate ingredient in making speech therapy successful. As a parent, you will be taught strategies to help support your child’s speech and language at home such as providing “wait-time” and choices when asking them questions. You will also often be asked to support your child with short, nightly homework such as using PROMPT jaw support strategies (placing your index finger and thumb along your child’s chin and jaw to provide support when they open and close their jaw) to practice a list of words.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is a tool that helps support the development of speech and language in children with Apraxia. AAC can provide a verbal and visual model of words by providing pictures and verbal output. Additionally, AAC can help children communicate their wants and needs when they are unable to verbally express them.
