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ACQ

Volume 12, Number 1 2010

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using PROMPT as it encourages clinicians to select therapy

targets based not only on sounds but also on other factors

such as phonotactic structures, planes of movement, and

relevance to the clients. The SmartTalk SmartCards provide

vocabulary items that are organised with respect to the

PROMPT motor speech treatment hierarchy. There are five

different decks of SmartCards, each targeting a different

stage of the hierarchy. Find out more at

http://smartalk.info/

smartcards.html

10. Video camera

Speech is as much about movement as it is about sounds.

A thorough analysis of an individual’s speech documents

both the sounds made and the associated movements of

the articulators. Based on these assumptions, a tape or mp3

recorder is not sufficient when collecting a speech sample,

especially when the assessment involves a person with a

suspected motor speech disorder. A video camera provides

a great way to collect a speech sample that you can later

analyse to see what sounds a client made and how they

were made.

time is always a challenge. The Super Duper Token Tower is

one way to show children that they are meeting their goals

and provide them with a sense of achievement. The tower

can be used in a variety of ways: children can set their own

goals, you can have a competition, work towards a reward

or collect the smiley faces and watch to see which side it

lands on. Token Towers can be purchased from www.

superduperinc.com

8. Systems Analysis Observation:

Structure, Function and Integration

Hayden, D. (2006).

PROMPT introduction to technique: A

manual

. Santa Fe, NM: The PROMPT Institute.

Speech pathologists who work with clients with motor

speech disorders would be well served to attend an

introduction to PROMPT Technique workshop. PROMPT

workshops teach therapists many skills in the assessment

and treatment of motor speech disorders. PROMPT

assessment techniques determine at what level an

individual’s motor speech system is breaking down and also

identify where therapy needs to start.

9. SmartTalk SmartCards

When providing therapy for children with a motor speech

disorder, choosing vocabulary can be difficult as there are so

many parameters to consider. This is especially true when

Correspondence to:

Emma Laube

Speech pathologist

email:

emma@maxshouse.com.au

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