Urges the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association to reconsider its opposition to the Rapid Prompting Method for students with apraxia of speech.

The bill urges the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to reconsider its opposition to the Rapid Prompting Method (RPM) of communication instruction for students with apraxia of speech (AOS) or autism. RPM involves "teach-ask" trials of graduated difficulty, starting with students choosing correct answers from written options and progressing to composing responses by pointing to printed letters. Despite ASHA's rejection of RPM's scientific legitimacy, parents have reported benefits for their children.

Urges the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association to reconsider its opposition to the Rapid Prompting Method for students with apraxia of speech.

The bill urges the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to reconsider its opposition to the Rapid Prompting Method (RPM) of communication instruction for students with apraxia of speech (AOS) or autism. RPM involves "teach-ask" trials of graduated difficulty, starting with students choosing correct answers from written options and progressing to composing responses by pointing to printed letters. Despite ASHA's rejection of RPM's scientific legitimacy, parents have reported benefits for their children.