How to Use Grab & Grow Apraxia Targets

Grab & Grow: Apraxia Targets for Early Syllable Shapes – Getting the Most Out of Your Deck 

The Grab & Grow: Apraxia Targets for Early Syllable Shapes deck was designed to support clinical decision-making when treating Childhood Apraxia of Speech. In this course, you'll learn how to confidently use the deck to plan intentional, motor-based therapy for young children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech who are in the early stages of speech development.

Rather than simply choosing target words, you'll learn the clinical reasoning behind the deck's organization, how to select functional targets that encourage successful speech movement, and how to incorporate the built-in cueing system to support accurate productions, coarticulation, prosody, and motor learning.

Throughout the course, you'll discover practical ways to:

• Understand the rationale behind the deck's target selection and organization.
• Select meaningful, functional targets based on each child's current speech motor abilities.
• Use the cueing provided on the back of each card to facilitate speech movement, stress patterns, chaining, and smooth transitions between sounds.
• Incorporate the deck into engaging, play-based therapy sessions while maintaining a strong motor speech focus.
• Adapt the deck for different skill levels and therapy contexts, including individual sessions, small groups, and home carryover.

Whether you're new to treating CAS or looking to strengthen your motor speech toolbox, this course will help you use the Grab & Grow deck with greater confidence and clinical purpose, so every target you choose supports meaningful progress toward more natural, intelligible speech.