How Motor Learning Theory Impacts CAS Treatment

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How Motor Learning Theory Impacts CAS Treatment

Precursors To Motor Learning

  • Relationship
  • Motivation / Attention
  • Pre-Practice / Stimulability

Many Trials

  • Minimize praise and fun time / tactile time
  • Use activities that will give many opportunities to try

Distributed Practice

  • More frequent, shorter sessions

Random Practice

  • Mix targets together (don’t just target one sound until mastery)
  • Prevents over-generealization

Specific Feedback is Key

Cueing and Prompting So They Can Practice it Correctly