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Grab & Grow: Apraxia Targets for Early Syllable Shapes is a thoughtfully designed target deck for young children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)/ Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia (DVD) who are early in their speech journey. This deck is not a set of flashcards and not a therapy prescription. Instead, it is a clinical tool created to help therapists intentionally select meaningful, functional targets that support accurate motor planning and smooth speech transitions.
Grounded in both research and real-world clinical experience, this deck highlights coarticulation, movement between sounds, and prosody, which are core challenges in CAS/DVD. Each target includes cues on the back of the card to support speech movement, stress, chaining, and natural-sounding productions, keeping essential therapy decisions at your fingertips.
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Description
Key Features:
- 280 picture-based target words designed for early speech development
- 8 colour-coded syllable shape categories to support flexible target selection
- Back-of-card clinician cues, including:In-between sound cues for coarticulationForward and backward chaining promptsDialectal variation notesSuggestions for approximationsStop cues for final voiced sounds (to reduce intrusive schwa)Lexical stress supportWords-within-words cueingIntegration with Bjorem Speech Sound Cues
- Visual symbol system to support quick clinical decision-making
- Functional, child-friendly images to support engagement and early communication
Contents:
- 280 illustrated target cards for early syllable shapes
- 8 colour-coded syllable shape categories
- A comprehensive insert booklet covering:CAS and coarticulation explained, Target selection guidelines, Cueing system and symbol definitions, Lip position reference guide, Prosody and stress support, Forward and backward chaining strategies, Teaching approximations and reducing segmentation
- Built-in support for Bjorem Speech Sound Cues integration
Benefits:
- Supports accurate motor planning rather than segmented or choppy speech
- Helps clinicians choose intentional targets instead of working through cards sequentially
- Encourages smooth transitions between sounds, a key area of difficulty in CAS/DVD
- Reduces over-articulation and intrusive schwa through targeted cueing
- Supports natural prosody and stress patterns early in therapy
- Provides clear guidance for approximations, helping reduce frustration while building confidence
- Connects therapy targets to functional, meaningful words and daily routines
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