Description: Kaufman Kit 1 teaches children to combine consonants and vowels to form words while controlling for oral-motor difficulty. The 225 visual referent cards were selected specifically to target and teach the syllable shapes children need to master to become effective vocal/verbal communicators. Treatment methods employ a systematic and progressive approach of simplifying word pronunciation patterns to shape and expand verbal expression and make communication easier for children with childhood apraxia of speech and other speech sound disorders. This highly effective approach builds intelligibility through a hierarchy of successive "word shell" approximations based on least physiological effort of target words. The clinician also is able to introduce more complex phoneme patterns as the child's ability improves, thus maintaining the child's ability to speak at his or her maximum level. Included 52-page manual explains the Kaufman approach and how these methods can help children progress quickly from a simple core vocabulary toward becoming effective, functional, intelligible communicators. Ages 2 to 8. Made in the USA. Targets synthesis of sounds: /b, d, h, m, n, p, t, w/ Trains children to combine consonants and vowels to form words. Teaches the pivot syllable shapes children need to master to become effective vocal/verbal communicators. Explains the Kaufman Speech to Language Protocol (K-SLP) methods in the included manual. Includes 225 visual referent cards (5" x 7"). See Kaufman Kit 2 for sequencing words with /k, g, f, s, sh/ & blends /s, r, l/. In-Depth Training Available > Controls for oral-motor difficulty. Each card breaks down the target word into a series of successive word approximations based on the least physiological effort. These "word shells" provide a verbal avenue by which children communicate at their own skill level with success!

Author: KAUFMAN, Nancy

Publisher: Northern Speech Services

Format: KIT

Components: KIT

Keywords: childhood apraxia (CAS);