This study was designed to investigate the effects of Sound Production Treatment (SPT; a treatment for acquired apraxia of speech) on sound production accuracy in persons with chronic apraxia of speech (AOS). Organization of practice (blocked practice or randomized practice) will be manipulated in an effort to determine the most efficacious application of SPT. A combination of group and single-subject experimental designs wasl be completed with 20 speakers with AOS (2 groups of 10 participants).
This study was designed to examine the effects of speech therapy on ability to produce speech sounds in persons with acquired apraxia of speech.