This three-hour course focuses on the treatment of Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) through evidence-based, movement-centered, and play-driven therapy. Building on the assessment and diagnostic framework from the first module, participants will learn how to plan and deliver therapy sessions that follow the Principles of Motor Learning (PML) and integrate Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC) to improve speech accuracy, consistency, and prosody.

Through video demonstrations, discussion, and guided examples, participants will see how to move children through the DTTC cueing hierarchy, provide feedback that promotes motor learning, and select high-impact therapy targets that are functional, meaningful, and achievable. The course also explores how to engage children in therapy through play-based repetition, model coarticulation, and coach parents to support home carryover effectively.

By the end of the session, participants will have a clear, practical roadmap to begin planning and executing treatment sessions that foster real communication progress for children with CAS.

• Explain the purpose of the cueing hierarchy in Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC) and identify appropriate cueing levels based on a child’s performance.
• Describe the core components of the VITAL model for target selection in childhood apraxia of speech.
• Apply the ABCD goal-writing framework to write at least one motor-based speech goal for a child with Childhood Apraxia of Speech that reflects principles of motor learning and supports generalization.(Case, Caspari, Aggarwal, & Stoeckel, 2024)
• Identify key principles of motor learning relevant to CAS intervention and select at least two strategies to support motor learning during therapy activities.