The importance of production frequency in therapy for childhood apraxia of speech

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 95-110

  Edeal, Denice Michelle ^a   Gildersleeve Neumann, Christina Elke ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Evergreen School District   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood apraxia of speech; Intensity; Motor learning; Speech sound disorder; Therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955743818     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360(2011/09-0005)     Document Type: Article

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