Ph.D. CCC-SLP
Alayna E. Townsend, PhD, CCC-SLP is a clinical educator and lecturer at the University of Houston. She holds adjunct faculty appointments at Baylor University and Emerson College. Dr. Townsend is recognized by Apraxia Kids for advanced training and expertise in Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS). She is a member of the Apraxia Kids’ Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce. She is a digital product creator and owner of Higher Learning SLP. Dr. Townsend has dedicated most of her career to serving pediatrics in various clinical settings.
Alayna is an employee of the University of Houston. She is the owner of Alto Publishing-Higher Learning SLP. She receives compensation from sales of her products. Dr. Townsend is receiving compensation from Bright Ideas Media.
Alayna has no non-financial relationships to disclose.
Alayna has no additional content information to disclose.
This course is sponsored by SLP Toolkit.
5 mins | Introduction and Explanation of Learning Objectives |
5 mins | CAS Fundamentals-Signs and Symptons, Incidence and Prevalence, and Key Terms |
10 mins | Revisit Speech Sound Disorders |
10 mins | Exploration of Discriminative Characteristics of CAS |
15 mins | Brief Introduction to CAS Assessment and Intervention Practices |
5 mins | Overview of Cultural and Linguistic Landscape of the US |
25 mins | Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Assessment and Intervention Practices |
10 mins | Case Studies |
5 mins | Q&A |