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Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a speech sound disorder that is estimated to occur in 1 to 2 children per 1,000 (Shriberg et. al. 1997). SLPs often experience challenges when differentiating CAS from other speech sound disorders and have varied degrees of confidence in the management of CAS. Requisite knowledge of CAS is critical in the assessment and intervention processes. If a child is not accurately diagnosed this can lead to incongruent intervention practices and thwart the child’s progress. SLPs will often face managing care of children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CLD). Around 23% of school age children in the US are from households where languages other than English are spoken (FIFCFS, 2019). Nearly 16% of children from diverse backgrounds have a communication disorder and 95% of SLPs report serving at least one client from a culturally and linguistically diverse background (CLD) (NIDCD, 2016; Kritikos, 2018). As the U.S. landscape is becoming more culturally and linguistically rich, it is essential that SLPs are equipped with the knowledge and skills to address speech sound disorders like CAS and provide linguistically responsible and responsive services. Instilling these areas of knowledge and skills are particularly important as the majority of SLPs are monolingual and are not from CLD backgrounds. This course will provide SLPs with the foundational knowledge necessary to navigate CAS and differentiate it from other speech sound disorders. This course will also explore considerations in assessment and intervention planning for children from CLD backgrounds.
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