Exercise guide
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Who it is used with
With apraxia of speech, the word is there but the mouth will not follow the plan. Apraxia often comes with aphasia, especially:
Start on Sounds, Level 1: the same sound, repeated. Repetition is the point.
How to use it
Pick what to practise
Sounds, syllables or words, which sounds, and a level. Then tap Start practice.
Hear it, then say it
Tap Hear it for the model. Tap Say it and say it out loud. It records you.
Rate it
Hear your try, then tap Got it, Almost or Again. Again repeats the word with nothing counted. 10 tries make a set.
Modes
Pick the step on the first screen. Your recording is only for you to hear back; it is not sent anywhere.
Sounds
Single speech sounds. Pick the lips, the tongue tip or the back of the tongue, or one letter.
Syllables
Short sound pairs like "ma" and "am".
Simple Words
Short words of one syllable. Pick the starting and ending sounds.
Complex Words
Longer words of two syllables. You can pick a topic.
Ways to get through it
There is no wrong answer here. You rate your own try, and Again gives you another go.
Levels
Level 1 repeats the same item, Level 2 mixes sounds from one group, Level 3 mixes all sounds. The last level you used is highlighted.
The method behind it
Motor practice for apraxia of speech. Hear a model, copy it, and repeat it many times, building from single sounds up to words.
What comes after planning words?
When words come out more easily, put them to work: