Reading Skills in Children With Suspected Childhood Apraxia of Speech and Children With Reading Disorders: Same or Different?
Gabrielle J MillerBarbara A LewisPublished in: Language, speech, and hearing services in schools (2022)
Children with sCAS and children with RD-no SSD demonstrate similar impairments in literacy. However, the endophenotypes underlying these difficulties can differ between the groups. Deficits in skills needed for literacy may require specifically tailored interventions to address reading difficulties for children with sCAS, especially for those with comorbid LI.