CHILDHOOD APRAXIA OF SPEECH HAND CUES and SPEECH THERAPY ACTIVITIES for At Home: The Speech Scoop
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2024
- Kelli Meyer, M.Ed. CCC-SLP
At Home SPEECH THERAPY for Childhood Apraxia of Speech!
One of my favorite therapy techniques EVER!
You CAN help your child say more words!
Tips and tricks by licensed and certified M.Ed., CCC-SLP specializing in treatment of childhood apraxia of speech in toddlers!
Try these VOWEL cues and combine with /m, p, b/ sounds (first developing speech sounds!)
Here's the /M, P, B/ hand cue video: • HOW TO TEACH SPEECH AT...
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Extra tips for helping a child or toddler with suspected apraxia of speech talk... PRACTICE, PRACTICE PRACTICE and PRAISE trials (whether there are successful or not!) Keep your child motivated to practice speech sounds at home by providing positive reinforcement! Once your child masters a vowel... add that vowel to other consonants to improve your child's motivation through the success of the vowel!
Be patient! Progress will happen and sometimes it takes a long time for any progress.. but then BOOM! The words start coming one by one in full swing and it was all worth it in the end!
Don't give up! You can do it! Consistency is key!
I hope these tips and tricks helped you and your little one!
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I wake up every morning with my 3yr old son's speech on my mind. I've been trying to find ways to encourage and teach him while working from home. Your videos are so unbelievably necessary for parents like me right now! I can't thank you enough for doing these videos. Are there any play/practice activities that you suggest as well? Also just in case you didn't know, YOU ARE ESSENTIAL!
You made my day! I find that SIMPLE games are best for the little ones! (banging with a toy hammer and saying BANG BANG BANG, putting things on your head and sneezing them off, falling down, singing songs and letting them fill in the blank, playing hide and seek and saying "boo!" playing with magnets (i have a video on this!) and/or playing with a barn/pretend play and creating a routine (I have a video on this as well - how to play with your child!) and/or during bath time just incorporating trials! My 3 year olds like less of structured games and more of unstructured interactive activities, like blowing a balloon up and letting it go and incorporating a targeted word or two! LMK if you have any specific sounds/word questions! and thank you again for making my day and more so for being a wonderful parent and trying to work with your little one at home!
th-cam.com/video/juuMOieArCU/w-d-xo.html new video for Apraxia! :)
Ahhhhhh. The word apraxia was thrown around today after therapy and I came home and dug deep. I promised myself I would only find positive, inspiring words and YOU girl are hitting the mark. Thank you. I Cant wait to try some of these.
@@TheSpeechScoop 8 months later and I'm honestly just now seeing your response. THANK YOU for acknowledging me! I'm happy to say that I've seen tremendous growth in my now 4yr old's speech. "Unstructured play" (at least he thinks so😁) has been instrumental in his progress. Really can't thank you enough. You're a gem.❤
My son has apraxia and is doing videos and has more drive then most grown men th-cam.com/video/PZaxvsPkOSU/w-d-xo.html
My son has been "suspected" to have apraxia. He'll be two Sept. 3. Due to his age they claim that they cant officially diagnose him, but that she'd bet alllll her marbles that's the issue. I have watched at least 20videos, downloaded 2 apps, cried thousands of tears--- yet you my dear have made me smile. It gave me hope. You started the video with a bright smile, and stated not to worry it can be fixed. God bless you!!
@samedifferenceent you made my day! Keep your chin up! This is my favorite diagnosis to work with because the progress makes it all worth it! You can totally do it and keep a smile on your face because I promise, it WILL get better! I treated a child who was 3 years old and could only say "duh" for everything! Had never used another sound/vowel/word... and in 6 months, with 3 times per week therapy, he was saying "I want donut!" and he was THRILLED to be able to communicate and kept working hard at home even after therapy was over! So happy you found these videos!
Hi! How is your son today? Did you get an official diagnosis? I hope he is speaking by now!
My son is 6 almost 7 and still can’t say R’s we watched this video together and he has immediately improved! Thank you! I think by the end of the day he will finally be able to pronounce his own name correctly (Cooper) thank you!!!!!!!
I get Dr Oyalo herbs supplements and it has been helpful on my child autism spectrum. All traits are gone with her speech and focus and attention is good to talk about.
Mostly helpful video I've EVER found for my daughter's speech! Thank you!!
SO helpful!!!
Thanks for sharing 🙏
As a fellow pediatric SLP, my favorite part is when you said "you would be like 'I don't know what you're saying kid'" hahaha. Thanks for this video. I will share with parents.
Thank you! Let me know if your parents have any video suggestions!
I'm just doing research on Apraxia and stumbled across your videos, and just wanted to say you have SUCH a great demeanour for working with kids! You made me smile, and I'm sure you make them smile too. :)
Austin E thank you! :)
Yessss she does!! Ive seen several speech therapy videos and most are as dry as day old bread😏. This beautiful human has truly found her calling. . . indeed.💖
This is the best apraxia of speech video I’ve seen! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!
This is so nice!! Thank you!
Omg, I'm so glad I found these videos.
Thank you for watching!
So helpful! Thank you!
I am SSSSOOOOOOOOO glad I've come across your channel!!!!! THANK YOU!!!
Thanks for watching! 💕
Thank you so much. My daughter is 2.5 and has recently been assessed for speech apraxia. She has more words now how ever she is not consistent with constants for example she says Go then next time is Do or Gah. We find some words are easy for her to say but others are a struggle, especially the L sound. We were told drill therapy will help her, however her attention needs to be more sustained to benefit
Wow! Thank you for this video.
Thank you for watching!
So grateful for efforts in this time of crisis!
Thank you for watching! Let me know what other videos might be helpful!
More videos please and thank you. May God Bless you and yours❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much!
I wish you could work with my son. He has suspected apraxia and doesn’t seem like the speech therapists available to me right now are very experienced with patients with it. You made me feel a lot better about it though because google made it seem like it wasn’t something you could really fix and high possibility of never talking clearly. Thank you for the education!
Wow 🎉 I wish I found you years ago!!! Your videos are very encouraging and now I feel like I’m able to work with my kiddos with their speech and in a fun way
Yay! I’m so happy to hear that! Thanks for the comment & keep up the great work with your little one!
You are phenomenal!! My 3 year old recently was diagnosed with Apraxia of speech and we aren’t able to go to speech therapy currently. I’m so excited I’ve stumbled upon this.
Thank you! I just put out a new Apraxia video yesterday Incase you haven’t seen it :)
So educative. For those who get speech naturally, PA BA Ma come so naturally btw 10-14 months..
Loved it! I was looking for examples to teach my on line students to improve their telepractice sessions! Really really good!
Yay! Thanks for watching!
That's a great video! Thank you very much!
Thank you for the comment!
Thank you so much for this video! My son had one speech therapy appointment before the lockdown began and trying to implement brand new techniques for him over zoom can be very discouraging for me as a parent. This video actually made sense to me. Thank you so so much!
I’m so happy you liked it! th-cam.com/video/juuMOieArCU/w-d-xo.html check out this new video for Apraxia! :)
Love it! Thanks
Thanks for watching!
Thank you!
th-cam.com/video/juuMOieArCU/w-d-xo.html new video for Apraxia! :)
thank you so much for this video. x
Thanks for watching!
Thank you sooooo much
Thank you for watching!
Oh my god. Thank you so much. My 24 month old just did e, o, u and p for the first time. He was so excited when he could do it. Thank you so much!!
I’m sooo happy to hear that! Thank you for the comment! Keep up the great work!
I get Dr Oyalo herbs supplements and it has been helpful on my child autism spectrum. All traits are gone with her speech and focus and attention is good to talk about.
Thank you!!
Welcome!
Is there any vowel you recommend to start with first? A or OO? Or are all vowels equally as easy to start with? So glad I found your channel 💚
I studied four Indo-European languages plus I lived, raised my kids and taught translation/linguistics/grammar in Japan for many years. I am very familiar with errors in vowel production. I have found your videos to be not only instructional, but entertaining and inspirational. Your smiling cheerfulness and optimism is so reassuring. `
Thank you SO much! My daughter has been in speech for almost 3 years .... nothing has really been working. We just got an Aproxia of speech diagnosis (from a psychologist) and I'm trying to find a therapist near us that has experience and so far NOTHING. We already homeschool so I guess I'll be doing speech therapy for a little while, this really helped, I'm glad I found your channel!
I’m so glad you found this! Thank you for watching & yes! A few little tweaks & you can absolutely be the therapist! :) hang in there & keep up the good work!
I just came across your account today as i was looking into vowel cues! I have a 25month old with limited words, but getting a few more each week! We are doing speech therapy but i feel like we could do more. I have learned to much about these cues today just browsing youtube and your account! I love your positive attitude and reading about the donut story above gives me hope! Are you taking new clients? Thank you for making these videos!
Hey Cristina! I am on a wait list right now but please send me an email if you’re interested for your Little one & I’ll get some more info from you. Thank you! So happy you found the channel! Speedyspeechpath@gmail.com
New subscriber here. I have a son who was diagnosed with CAS and Autism. He is still non verbal. He goes to speech therapy 3 times a week. Thank you for this video. I will definitely going to apply this. He has no words yet, he just babbles and not saying any clear sound. I am hopeful that one day he can at least say a word.
Hows your son? Has he spoke yet?
this is so good
Yay!
Amazing video , my son has this condition . I found this advise so encouraging and loved it. Kelly
Thank you for watching! 💕
My daughter (5 years old) just got diagnosed (about a week ago) with Apraixa of Speech. This video was helpful to me to know how to help her. Thank you for putting it together. Do you happen to have a PDF handout of the vowel hand cues? It would be a helpful reminder when I am trying to teach my child the sound.
Hey there, I don’t, but that is a fantastic idea! I will try to get one made & put it on my website & will definitely let you know! :)
Love this video. Soooo Helpful!! I would love to have a list of target words I can work on with my 3.5 year old. Do you have a list of target words or where to find one? Also what are your top 10 activities to do with the target words for little with apraxia? Thanks to a struggling mom.
I have had several people ask for this type of resource so I am working on this resource now!
Is this the Kaufman method? Could you list references for the grad students? Thanks :)
Hi, I appreciate your video! My son has childhood apraxia and with therapy classes being rather expensive, I’ve decided to try practicing with him at home. Do you know of any resources like yours (activities, games, lessons) that I could use to help him? Thank you!
Hi there! Yes, Try a free trial at ultimate SLP.com and they have a lot of resource games/cards on there! Try the CVC words on there depending on the level of where he is at - if you send me an email speedyspeechpath@gmail.com I can also provide you with some worksheets to use (arts and crafts) at home to practice target words of sounds
Hello, I'm reaching out because my husband had a stroke 2.5 years ago. I noticed you had videos on Apraxia. I can see how some of the videos could help me with him. While he has been in the nursing home and has received therapy he has basically refused speech therapy. I have been able to teach him a few sounds before the pandemic. I'm going to bring him home soon, and was wondering if you had another TH-cam channel that concentrates on stroke victims? I will tell you the idea to hold a goldfish to increase tongue strength is amazing. So excited to try this when he gets home.
I'm so sorry to hear of the stroke! Hopefully he will be willing to work with you! I am thinking of doing videos aimed toward adults, so I may do one for Aphasia (keep checking back) but most importantly, just praise him for any attempts, even if they are labored and effortful! We want to keep going when we get positive praise! :) Best of luck to you and your husband
Thank you, I am not sure whats going on with my son until we get early intervention. He tries to talk with his mouth closed. Hes 18 months I am going to start on these now!!
Great time to start!
Can this be diagnosed in younger babies? My one year old understands a lot, but she only mouths words, no sounds. I’m not overly concerned yet but I find it odd
I’m LOVING these videos! They are giving me such confidence and hope! Thank you!! My little guy is 2.5. I’ve noticed that he inverts the vowel and consonant, so instead of saying “mama” he’ll say “ama” or “ada” for dada and “op” for “pop”. He does this consistently, so should I work on correcting it with him, or move on to other consonants he doesn’t have yet, like B, K, and G?
So this is a “phonological process” called Initial Consonant Deletion - it will definitely effect intelligibility. I would recommend exaggerating the initial consonant sound AND use a speech sound hand cue (you can find a free chart on my TPT store or with the link in the bio of my Speech Sound Hand Cues video). Hope this helps!
You sound excited about it. I dont feel as enthusiastic about it my son has autism and i suspect apraxia but we dont know as they dont know until he starts speaking and he has only pop up words randomly and no attempt at words. He does look like he is trying though sometime. He's 3 and I'm so worried about him. He is more inclined to say the first letter can A F used to say H i e but stopped again
My son is 8 with a autism diagnosis. Thanks for this video. He cant seem to get the e sound at all. He can do the aah sound not the proper a, any tips other than the one u hv shown in ur video
I usually target "eeee" by doing a water routine with a wash cloth or sponge and say sq"EEEEEE"ze over and over again and when you sqeeze and say "eeeeee" hold it in front of your mouth so they are looking at your mouth - over and over again!
try that and let me know!
Question.. how is the child suppose to know how their lips are going to be if they're being covered by your hands? Like, with the "b" and the "p"
Hi Kelli, thank you for all the great videos. My gdaughter is able to make some sounds, but doesn't say words or talk at all. She has issues beyond a regular kid - a genetic problem and born with a cleft soft palate. She is now in kindergarten and the SLP is only working with her on her AAC device. I'd really like her to get more hand cues and prompts for sounds so she can learn how to use her mouth and train her face muscles. Any language she could pickup would be sooo helpful. Her SLP says statistics show that she will pick up speech on her own just by hearing the words and see the modeling they do with the AAC tablet. I strongly disagree with this, because of her other issues. She responds well to looking in a mirror and I try to work with her with vowel sounds, but she has a hard time figuring out how to position her mouth. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I get Dr Oyalo herbs supplements and it has been helpful on my child autism spectrum. All traits are gone with her speech and focus and attention is good to talk about.
Great video! This is really helpful with my 3 year old daughter who has Down Syndrome. Off topic... where did you get your necklace it is beautiful!
Oh yay! I am so happy to hear that!
I got it from meadowandthelark.com!
Do you have any links for flash cards that show the hand prompts next to the mouth? I'm thinking about making some because I can't find any. Have a two-year-old with suspected apraxia so I'm trying to find useful tools the parents can use at home.
Yes! This handout is for free on my website at SPEEDYSLP.com under resources or on Tpt at SpeedySpeechSLP I think is my name
Wow you have such a contagious fun positive attitude. So grateful that you are making these videos!! My question is - how do you address regression in a child with apraxia of speech? There’s words where she’s said for weeks or months and then suddenly she won’t be able to say them or says the words very differently?
Yes, unfortunately this is typical of children with true apraxia. I would recommend just modeling those words but not focusing on them - continue to build new words to keep motivation high & then try to causally circle back to previously mastered words later.
I get Dr Oyalo herbs supplements and it has been helpful on my child autism spectrum. All traits are gone with her speech and focus and attention is good to talk about.
Do you offer consultations? I’ve cried a million tears and today finally was told my 19 month old has a motor planning issue. He has no words. I will do anything to help him.
Hi there, please send an email to speedyspeechpath@gmail.com and I can provide some strategies for your little one
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Hi Kelli! Thanks for then awesome content! I would like to learn all of the hand cues. Is there a resource you could point me to that teaches them all? Thanks so much!
Hi there! There are broken down by sounds, so in my “articulation videos” playlist, you can find /t , d, sh, ch/ & then in another video you can find /M, P, B/ entitled speech therapy hand cues, and then I have one more for the vowel cues! I hope this helps a little! Just pop around my channel as well for anything else I didn’t mention!
Hi Bella, based on your requests & others, I am going to create a pdf handout with them!
Speedy Speech Thank you! Exactly what I need as well!! Much appreciated!
speedyslp.com/resources/SpeedySpeechHandCues.pdf here’s the new free resource with everything!
Questions! My daughter has apraxia of speech. She dose well in school but spelling as been a struggle. Do you have any suggestions on how I can help her?
I get Dr Oyalo herbs supplements and it has been helpful on my child autism spectrum. All traits are gone with her speech and focus and attention is good to talk about.
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Hey do you have a handout of sound cues for parents?
Yes! They are on the speech sound hand cues PDF on my site! speedyslp.com/speech-resources/
Hi, great video. My son has trouble saying "one" how would you recommend we practice
So one is a w sound first! Look at his lips to see if his lips are pursing out for the /w/ to start!
If not, help him!
I get Dr Oyalo herbs supplements and it has been helpful on my child autism spectrum. All traits are gone with her speech and focus and attention is good to talk about.
Question: what would be your method working with a 23month baby boy???? Im considering changing my sons therapist im not seeing how their approach is helping him. He is "completely" none veral Except for saying ma'ma. I haven't said anything to them yet because im trying to see if its just because he's only been 3times and they're still developing his plan of action. They just play with him and say "ball" no flash cards no sitting at a desk/table with pictures no hand ques they do teach him ASL but its like he's only at a playdate not therapy. Aaaand he only is scheduled once a week. I feel like it should be at least 3-4sessions a week. Very intense therapy. Not playtime. Is this standard or no???? Pls help me.
O and she has not diagnosed him. She says that she "believes" that he has apraxia, but that she cant test him for it til he is older is this true??? He'll be two next week Thursday. So how are you treating him if you dont know what your treating?????? And if you are treating him as a CAS patient. . . WHY NOT JUST DIAGNOSE HIM WITH APRAXIA😞. IM SOOO STRESSED. ITS HARD ENOUGH DEALING WITH A NONVERBAL CHILD BUT THESE PPL AT HIS SPEECH/OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ARE REALLY DISAPPOINTING ME.
Your videos have done more for his speech than they have. The hand cues work great.
Hey there! It’d hard to say without seeing him myself. A lot of times therapy seems to just be play, because that’s how kids learn virtually all skills. There are 11 “prelinguistic” skills that all kids must meet before talking- I’ll provide a video for you on those, so often times, when a therapist comes in & they are missing one or a few of those skills, it’s more beneficial to fill those in before moving onto “stemming” for words (prompting a child to repeat things, using hand cues etc). Things that early intervention SLPs often target are eye contact, attention span, pointing, identifying objects & items, following simple instructions, etc etc all before trying to get him to use words, so it’s hard to say without seeing him! Check out this video & hopefully this helps! I would agree that he needs more therapy though, check with your state program & explain that this is a very critical age for language development & you believe he needs an increase in therapy due to lack of progress or however you want to word it!
th-cam.com/video/MLRtUh1cJGQ/w-d-xo.html
Hi.... Does This Also Apply To Children With Down Syndrome...
Yes a lot of times these diagnoses can be cooccuring so it should definitely be helpful but try to use high affect and facial movements with exaggerative vowels to help secure attention & improve motivation!
Your talking about childrens and most people here are parents, then here I am..,a teen gOrl watching this :') I’m a little to old
But good video anyways :D
Thank you!
oops...My little granddaughter an undiagnosed speech sound disorder (appt for the end of June), so I have been researching different therapeutic approaches to therapy, which is how I came across your channel fortuitously. I noticed you don't treat the long /o/ as a diphthong. This is a huge obstacle to being understood in English, and is an immediate marker and impediment to natural sounding English. I hope you will reconsider this. In the meantime I'm going to use a hand cue to mimic [oʊ] with a /w/ finish. Do you approve?
I would also love to see you treat the exceedingly common flap /t/ and /d/ (and to dispel permanently the notion that it is somehow a /d/ sound ) to help kiddos be able to pronounce /butter/ /ready/ /waiting/ /eating/. It's easy to teach. And most languages have a trilled /r/ so its just a matter of pointing that out. It worked well with my Japanese students, who found this little tip illuminating.