NYU Motor Speech Lab

NYU Motor Speech Lab The NYU Motor Speech Lab is directed by Dr. Maria Grigos and is located in the Communicative Sciences and Disorders Department at New York University.

When you ❤️ what you do!
05/18/2026

When you ❤️ what you do!

May 14, is Apraxia Awareness Day — a day dedicated to increasing understanding of Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) and ...
05/14/2026

May 14, is Apraxia Awareness Day — a day dedicated to increasing understanding of Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) and advocating for the children and families impacted by this complex motor speech disorder.

At the Case Speech Lab & NYU Motor Speech Lab, we are dedicated to advancing evidence-based assessment and treatment for children with CAS while supporting the clinicians and families who help these children find their voices every day.

We are SO EXCITED to be presenting at the Apraxia Kids National Conference in Pittsburgh July 9th -11th. This year it is...
05/06/2026

We are SO EXCITED to be presenting at the Apraxia Kids National Conference in Pittsburgh July 9th -11th. This year it is being offered both virtually and in-person. We are presenting in both modalities.

It is the only major conference on the speech, language, learning, and life needs of children with apraxia.

Have you registered yet?!?!

We’re excited to share that Apraxia Kids is offering a scholarship for families to attend their upcoming national conven...
05/06/2026

We’re excited to share that Apraxia Kids is offering a scholarship for families to attend their upcoming national convention this July.

Our lab will be presenting, and we are looking forward to connecting with families and clinicians.

Families—this is a great opportunity to connect, learn, and be part of the CAS community. We encourage you to apply!!!

We will post the link in our stories: https://www.apraxia-kids.org/apraxia-kids-national-conference-hope-tickets/

05/04/2026

May is Apraxia Awareness Month!

In pediatric motor speech therapy, we do not treat sounds in isolation.

Speech is not produced one sound at a time.

It emerges from coordinated movement sequences that blend across sounds and syllables.

For this reason, we use words as targets to capture the true temporal and spatial demands of speech.

Have you Made the Shift to pediatric motor speech therapy?!?





The truth is it is ALWAYS APRAXIA AWARENESS month for us!
05/01/2026

The truth is it is ALWAYS APRAXIA AWARENESS month for us!

In Childhood Apraxia of Speech, children are learning to plan and execute complex speech movements—often with repeated b...
04/23/2026

In Childhood Apraxia of Speech, children are learning to plan and execute complex speech movements—often with repeated breakdowns in accuracy.

This process is effortful and requires sustained attention, repeated attempts, and tolerance for error.

Frustration is not a sign that therapy is going wrong.
It reflects the demands of motor learning.

Our role is not to eliminate frustration, but to support children in staying engaged, regulated, and successful within these demands.

Have you MADE THE SHIFT to pediatric motor speech therapy?!?!?

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04/22/2026

In pediatric motor speech therapy, we aim to avoid negative practice, where repeated incorrect productions qre reinforced.

Pediatric motor speech therapy is grounded in motor learning. Maas et al., 2008, discussed applying the principles of motor learning to speech therapy and in it the authors discuss the importance of accuracy in early learning.

*Remember, therapy should support accurate, well cues productions to facilitate effective motor learning.

Have you Made The Shift to pediatric motor speech therapy?!?!?

In Childhood Apraxia of Speech, the core deficit is in motor planning and programming.Practicing isolated sounds does no...
04/17/2026

In Childhood Apraxia of Speech, the core deficit is in motor planning and programming.

Practicing isolated sounds does not address the temporal and spatial demands of speech.

Approaches like Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing target whole-word movement sequences to support real motor learning.

Have you Made the Shift to pediatric motor speech therapy?

Did you know our very own Lead SLP Nicole Kolenda is also an NYU Steinhardt Department of Communicative Sciences and Dis...
04/10/2026

Did you know our very own Lead SLP Nicole Kolenda is also an NYU Steinhardt Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders alumni and is leading a master class this week!!!

Beyond the CSD Classroom: Putting Theory into Practice is a series of clinical courses related to the clinical management, assessment and treatment of select populations. Nicole's talk will examine how the Principle's of Motor Learning can be used to guide effective intervention for children with Speech Sound Disorders.

Registration is free and open to all!

Please find the link in our stories or message us directly.

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