My first goal is for them to be comfortable making communication attempts and understanding that I will support them in their efforts to make their thoughts known.I want them to have early success with high value words while we master a repertoire of usable syllable building blocks to combine into words. I continually monitor their response to treatment (data collection is pretty important) so I am able to fade support if using an integral stimulation model, but I never want them to practice incorrect patterns. Multi-sensory cues and modified cued speech is beneficial as their syllable combinations lengthen and increase. I constantly evaluate/treat phonological errors that may have been masked due to the apraxia. Early songs and nursery rhymes help with prosody so I incorporate them frequently with my preschoolers. I also try to address normalization of speech timing with short speed drills suitable to their age. As their skills increase and their meta-linguistic knowledge starts to emerge, I introduce the concept of communication breakdown and repair strategies. And as they demonstrate mastery of a step with me, I train parents or surrogate to practice at home. On an individual basis, I support correct placement with whatever cues help, graphemes, tactile/sensory, visual cues.