What Is Motor Learning? Motor learning is the process of learning movements by practicing those movements. This is important because motor learning is a permanent change to how the patient moves and these movements generalize. This means that your patients with apraxia of speech or dysarthria can get lasting improvements—even in skills you didn’t practice in therapy. Let’s dive into how to use the principles of motor learning to improve your speech therapy sessions! And check out our shop for evidence-based speech therapy handouts and worksheets. Visit Our Shop! More Popular Articles Goal ..read more

Apraxia of speech (AOS) is a speech disorder that affects muscle coordination. This can happen because of a stroke, TBI, tumor, or progressive neurological disease. In this article, you’ll learn how to do an apraxia of speech assessment in adults. Plus, you’ll find norms and how to differentiate AOS from aphasia and dysarthria. Visit Our Shop! Table Of Contents Acquired Apraxia of Speech Characteristics Apraxia of Speech Assessment In Adults 1. Complete a case history 2. Oral Mechanism Examination 3. Diadochokinetic Rate 4. Additional Observations 5. Connected Speech and Reading Sample ..read more

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) may cause dysarthria, a disorder where speech sounds slurred, mumbled, or muffled. This article focuses on treatments that help these patients speak more intelligibly. You’ll learn: What dysarthria in TBI looks like 5 dysarthria treatments for TBI Let’s get started! Visit Our Shop! Table Of Contents What to Consider When Treating Dysarthria in TBI  What Does Dysarthria in TBI Look Like? Dysarthria Treatments for TBI 1. LSVT LOUD® 2. Clear Speech Strategies 3. Be Clear Dysarthria Treatment 4. Breath Support Exercises 5. Dysarthria Exercises More TBI ..read more

Patients who have dysarthria or voice disorders can struggle with breath support and strength. In this article, you’ll learn 3 breathing exercises for speech therapy and which patients to use them with. Plus, you’ll get a mini breath-support goal bank! For our bestselling patient handouts and worksheets, check out the Adult Speech Therapy Starter Pack! Visit Our Shop! Table Of Contents Who Needs Breathing Exercises for Speech Therapy? Breathing Exercises For Dysarthria Breathing Exercises For Voice Disorders 1. How To Build Breath Support for Speech Video: How To Build Up Breath Support ..read more

In this article, you’ll learn how to use the Clear Speech Strategies to improve speech intelligibility in your adult speech therapy patients. Table Of Contents Clear Speech Strategies and Dysarthria What Are Clear Speech Strategies? How To Use Clear Speech Strategies Clear Speech Example: Video More Motor Speech Resources References Clear Speech Strategies and Dysarthria Many neurological conditions, including stroke, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, and TBI, may cause dysarthria. Dysarthric speech can sound slurred, mumbled, or muffled, and patients must often find ways to compensat ..read more

Dysarthria is a motor speech disorder that can affect many aspects of speech. But what are the different types and how do you treat them? In this post, you’ll learn: The 8 types of dysarthria Causes and symptoms of each Treatment ideas for each Bookmark this page to open during evaluations and treatment. And visit our shop for print-and-go handouts and materials! Visit Our Shop! Table Of Contents Should You Diagnose The Type of Dysarthria? What Are The Types of Dysarthria? Where To Start Dysarthria Treatment?  Speech Subsystems Dysarthria Worksheets For Adults References Shou ..read more

Dysarthria is common in many neurological diseases, including Parkinson’s disease, stroke TBI, ALS, and multiple sclerosis. In this post, you’ll learn how to assess dysarthria, including step-by-step guides and helpful links to dysarthria resources, like our Dysarthria Assessment PDF. There’s a lot to cover, so let’s dive into the 11 steps! Visit Our Shop! Table Of Contents How to Do A Dysarthria Assessment 1. Oral Mechanism Examination 2. Diadochokinetic Rate 3. S/Z Ratio 4. Maximum Phonation Time (MPT) 5. Additional Observations 6. Connected Speech and Reading Sample 7. Repetition of ..read more

Resonant voice therapy aims to give patients a strong, clean, healthy voice by teaching them to speak with a forward focus and easy phonations. In this article, you’ll learn resonant voice therapy exercises and steps to use with your speech therapy patients. For our bestselling patient handouts and worksheets, check out the Adult Speech Therapy Starter Pack! Visit Our Shop! Table Of Contents What Is Resonant Voice Therapy? Is Resonant Voice Therapy Evidence-Based? Resonant Voice Therapy Exercises Resonant Voice Therapy Video Adult Speech Therapy PDFs References What Is Resonant Voic ..read more

Is LSVT LOUD® certification worth the time, effort, and cost for busy speech-language pathology professionals? Short answer: Yes! Keep reading to learn more about LSVT LOUD (including our honest critique) before making a commitment. In this article you’ll learn: The basic LSVT protocol Common barriers to LSVT (and why they may not be barriers after all) Details of how to get trained Visit Our Shop! Table Of Contents What Is LSVT Loud? How Does LSVT LOUD Work? Barriers to LSVT Loud? Can You Do LSVT In All Speech Therapy Settings?  Is LSVT Loud Certification Worth It for SLPs ..read more

In this article, you’ll learn all about good vocal hygiene, including a protocol to stop chronic throat-clearing. Plus, download our free vocal hygiene speech therapy checklist! Visit our shop for more evidence-based speech therapy handouts and treatment guides. Visit Our Shop! Table Of Contents What is Good Vocal Hygiene? Why Is Vocal Hygiene Important For Speech Therapy? Who Needs Vocal Hygiene? How To Teach Vocal Hygiene Vocal Hygiene Speech Therapy Checklist Vocal Hygiene Goals How To Avoid Throat-Clearing More Voice Therapy PDFs References What is Good Vocal Hygiene? Good voc ..read more