Mike Bright is a speech-language pathologist with nearly 20 years of experience helping children communicate more successfully. Trained and employed through Boston Children’s Hospital through 2020, he has developed an expertise in thinking about particularly difficult-to-understand speech. Mike was also selected in the inaugural Bootcamp provided through Apraxia-Kids, and he is recognized by that organization for Advanced Training and Clinical Expertise in Childhood Apraxia of Speech. He has received intensive training and subsequent in-depth experience working with a variety of complex speech and language disorders. Mike enjoys helping children and their families navigate the murky and often stormy waters of diagnosis, appropriate treatment, and progress monitoring.

Media

SLPNerdcast - Maybe it’s Apraxia? Diagnostic Considerations for Childhood Apraxia of Speech.
Mike discusses the importance of comprehensive assessment for children with complex speech disorders. Listen here.

SLPNerdcast - Enhancing Motor Learning in Childhood Apraxia of Speech.
Mike suggests strategies for keeping treatment evidence-based, functional, and FUN. Listen here.

SLPNerdcast - Listening with a Clinical Ear: Motor Speech Case Studies.
Mike guides case-based reviews for symptoms of speech planning and programming difficulty. Listen here.

Courses and Other Learning Opportunities

CAS Study Group. A dynamic space where we come together online to strengthen our ears and brains through shared experience with complex speech disorders. Composed of curious speech-language pathologists with varying levels of experience, we refine our ability to listen with a new focus. We also support one another to expand our ability to provide appropriate and powerful care for children and their families. Learning more about joining the Ear Gym by emailing Mike!

Fitchburg State University / SLPNerdcast - Childhood Apraxia of Speech and Its Place Amongst Complex Speech Disorders. Mike teaches a four-week, online, graduate-level course that supports learners’ ability to focus on speech as a series of intricately coordinated movements that occur within the broader context of communication. Register or join the waiting list here.

American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) - Speech Sound Disorders in Schools. Mike teaches a whirlwind one-hour course focusing on the principles of motor learning and how to make treatment FUN. Fall 2023 and Winter 2024 - Register here!