Bjorem Speech Blog

Can Non-Speaking Children Learn to Read? Breanna Waldrup, MS, CCC-SLP Let’s get straight to the answer – YES, non-speaking children CAN learn to read. This may seem confusing since many of us first learned to read by reading aloud and reading skills are often tested and demon...

What ARE Facilitative Contexts? Kelly Farquharson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Have you heard the phrase “facilitative contexts” buzzing around social media? What exactly ARE they, what do we use them for, and how do we identify them? Let’s get into it! Facilitative contexts are - or a...

Why Is My Two-Year-Old Not Talking? What Parents Can Do to Help It’s common for parents to wonder, “Why isn’t my two-year-old talking yet?” Every child develops at their own pace, but if your toddler isn’t saying much, it’s natural to be concerned. While some late talkers ...

Caregiver Involvement in Early Intervention: Things to Consider as Speech-Language Pathologists Listening and Learning Without question, one of the most frequent comments I receive from parents and caregivers of children with special needs relates to their feelings that t...

Mastering S Clusters with Forward and Backward Chaining Using the Bjorem Speech® S Cluster Elicitation Bundle Teaching S clusters can be a challenge for many children with speech sound disorders. Whether a child struggles with cluster reduction (leaving out the /s/) or has di...

As a parent, learning that your child has been diagnosed with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) can feel overwhelming. You may have questions about what the future holds, how your child will progress, and what you can do to support them. Childhood apraxia of speech is a compl...

  Principles of Motor Learning in Speech Therapy for Childhood Apraxia of Speech When providing speech therapy to children, many of you are likely already incorporating elements of the principles of motor learning without even realizing it. To ensure the most effective and ev...

What’s New About the 2nd Edition Bjorem Speech Sound Cues? At Bjorem Speech®, we are always looking for ways to enhance the tools we provide to speech-language pathologists (SLPs), educators, and families. That’s why we are thrilled to introduce the 2nd Edition Bjorem Speech ...

  Who Diagnoses Childhood Apraxia of Speech? Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a complex motor speech disorder that affects a child’s ability to plan and coordinate the movements needed for clear speech. Proper diagnosis of this disorder is critical, as it guides intervent...

Understanding Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a complex speech disorder that impacts a child’s ability to coordinate the movements of their lips, jaws, and tongue to produce clear speech. While the speech muscles in CAS are not weak, the...