As the parent of a child with apraxia, I have often found connecting with best-fit literacy resources for my son to be challenging. It’s been quite a search but I have collected a group of resources I find incredibly useful for my son, and that I continue to find especially useful when reading with other children who have speech and language issues, including apraxia. So, … [Read more...]
Multi-Sensory Approach to Achieving Speech Outcomes: An Interview with Dave Hammer, SLP (Guest Post)
OPPEN CAS Interview with Dave Hammer, MA, CCC-SLP, Apraxia Expert & Director of Professional Development & Speech Services Before 2014, our Founder Brooke Rea knew very little about “multi-sensory approach” and a man who would come to change her life: David Hammer. While preparing for CASANA’s Bootcamp (Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America’s … [Read more...]
Thoughts from a SLP’s Journey to the 2016 National Conference on Childhood Apraxia of Speech (Guest Post by Lauren Reznick, SLP)
For me, continuing education is everything. Although grad school gives us a good idea of what is out there in the world of Speech-Language Pathology, it by no means teaches us everything we'll need to know to be the best clinicians we can be. Our field is so broad and we, as SLPs, have the opportunity to find our passion and fine tune our skill sets. This is why continuing … [Read more...]
Petition for CAS services, diagnosis & awareness
Liesa of Goderich, Ontario has a 3 year old daughter with CAS. She has been working with her MPP to design a petition that can be filed with the Government of Ontario and she's looking for YOUR help! Download this petition (click on the image), print it and get TWO signatures on the bottom. Then mail it in to Lisa Thompson, MPP – Room 425, Legislative Building, … [Read more...]
Be a part of the SLP Directory!
One of our main visions at OPPENCAS is to help connect Ontario families access Ontario-based professionals who provide high-quality, evidence-driven speech therapy for children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech. To do so, we created the SLP directory in an effort to create a one-stop tool to find qualified SLPs. We regularly receive a number of requests to finding a SLP in … [Read more...]
