Apraxia Diagnosis and Treatment

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In the seventh and final module in this series, Cate provides information on Childhood Apraxia of Speech and discusses the recent over-diagnosis of this speech disorder in NYC Early Intervention. Then, she presents various examples of EI Apraxia evaluation write-ups and talks us through the differences between high and low quality reports.

Course modules

1. What EI Requires According to Laws, Regulations, and Policies
2. What You Don’t Know About Standardized Tests for EI: Test Biases and Misuse
3. Part II: What You Don’t Know About Standardized Tests for EI: Test Biases and Misuse
4. Distinguishing a Child Eligible for Services: Case Study Videos
5. The Critical Questions Including Language Acquisitional History
6. Developing Informed Clinical Opinion Through Observational Skills
7. Bilingual Evaluations: Who is Entitled to One? How to Work With an Interpreter?
8. Apraxia Diagnosis and Treatment

Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Early Intervention Evaluations

This self-study course, available for 0.45 ASHA CEUs (optional), focuses on how to conduct quality Early Intervention evaluations according to current law and research.