Overview
ReST is an evidence-based treatment. The majority of the research listed below has been conducted at The University of Sydney. We welcome replication and collaboration so please feel free to contact us with your ideas and questions.
We have summarised the Childhood Apraxia of Speech evidence to date in an evidence brief on assessment, diagnosis and treatment which you can download. Please note that this is not a summary of the ReST literature.
Some of the articles are open access (free) so click on the link if you would like a copy. For all other articles from the University of Sydney about ReST or apraxia treatment please feel free to contact us and we will send you an author copy if you cannot get it in other ways. Please be patient as it may take a little while for us to send you the article.
The articles about ReST in Korean and the one about TEMPO, a variation of ReST which included 4 syllable nonsense words over 16 sessions, can be requested from their authors.
Current ReST Projects
McCabe, Thomas, McLaughlin, Avramovic, Brassel & Scott ReST for Adults and adolescents.
We’re currently recruiting for adults with apraxia to join a research treatment study doing ReST therapy for 6 weeks in the first half of 2025. You must be able to understand spoken and written English, you can be any age and live anywhere in Australia.
Here is the general information about the project. If you are interested you can email me: Tricia.mccabe@sydney.edu.au
Noyan-Erbaş, Thomas, Karamete, & McCabe Translation and validation of ReST therapy into Turkish
Publications
University of Sydney
McCabe, P., Preston, J. L., Evans, P., & Heard, R. (2023). A Pilot Randomized Control Trial of Motor-Based Treatments for Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment and Ultrasound Biofeedback. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 32(2), 629-644 (Open Access) https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00144
Korkalainen, J., McCabe, P., Smidt, A., & Morgan, C. (2023). The Effectiveness of Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment in Improving Communication in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 26(5), 309-319. https://doi.org/10.1080/17518423.2023.2218485
Thomas, D., Murray, E., Williamson, E., & McCabe, P. (2023). Weekly Treatment for Childhood Apraxia of Speech With Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment: A Single-Case Experimental Design Study. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_JSLHR-22-00665
Korkalainen, M. J., McCabe, P., Smidt, A., & Morgan, C. (2022). Outcomes of a novel single case study incorporating Rapid Syllable Transition treatment, AAC and blended intervention in children with cerebral palsy: a pilot study. Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2022.2071488
Ng, W. L., McCabe, P., Heard, R., Park, V., Murray, E., & Thomas, D. (2022). Predicting Treatment Outcomes in Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 65(5), https://doi.org/1784-1799. 10.1044/2022_JSLHR-21-00617
O’Farrell, C., McCabe, P., Purcell, A., & Heard, R. (2022). The Adult Perceptual Limen of Syllable Segregation in Typically Developing Paediatric Speech. Frontiers in Communication, 61. (Open Access) https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2022.839415
Scarcella, I., Michelazzo, L., & McCabe, P. (2021). A Pilot Single-Case Experimental Design Study of Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment for Italian Children With Childhood Apraxia of Speech. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_AJSLP-20-00133
McCabe, P., Thomas, D.C., & Murray, E. (2020). Tutorial: Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment (ReST) – A treatment for Childhood Apraxia of Speech and other pediatric motor speech disorders. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. 5 (4) (Open Access) https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_PERSP-19-00165
Barrett, C., McCabe, P. Masso, S. & Preston, J. (2019). Protocol for the connected speech transcription of children with speech disorders: An example from Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopedia https://doi.org/10.1159/000500664
Brown, T., McCabe, P. & Murray, E. (2018). The boundaries of auditory perception for within-word syllable segregation in untrained and trained adult listeners. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics. 32 (11) 979-996. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699206.2018.1463395
Thomas, D., McCabe, P. & Ballard, K.J. (2017). Combined clinician parent delivery of Rapid Syllable Transition (ReST) treatment for childhood apraxia of speech. International Journal of Speech Language Pathology . DOI:10.1080/17549507.2017.1316423
Thomas, D., McCabe, P., Ballard, K.J. & Lincoln, M. (2016). Telehealth Delivery of Rapid Syllable Transitions (ReST) treatment for Childhood Apraxia of Speech. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders. DOI:0.1111/1460-6984.12238
Murray, E., McCabe, P. & Ballard, K.J. (2015). A Randomized Control Trial of Treatments for Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research 58 (3) 669-686. DOI:10.1044/2015_JSLHR-S-13-0179
McCabe, P., Macdonald-D’Silva, A.G., van Rees, L.J., Ballard, K.J. & Arciuli, J. (2014). Orthographically sensitive treatment for dysprosody in children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech using ReST intervention. Developmental Neurorehabilitation. 17, (2) 137-145. DOI:10.3109/17518423.2014.906002
Thomas, D., McCabe, P. & Ballard, K.J. (2014). Rapid Syllable Transitions (ReST) Treatment for Childhood Apraxia of Speech: The Effect of Lower Dose Frequency. Journal of Communication Disorders. 51, 29-42. DOI:10.1016/j.jcomdis.2014.06.004
Murray, E., McCabe, P. & Ballard, K.J. (2012). A comparison of two treatments for childhood apraxia of speech: methods and treatment protocol for a parallel group randomised control trial. BMC Pediatrics. (Open Access) DOI:10.1186/1471-2431-12-112
Van Rees, L. Ballard, K.J., McCabe, P. MacDonald da Silva, A., & Arciuli, J. (2012). Training Production of Lexical Stress in Typically Developing Children with Orthographically Biased Stimuli and Principles of Motor Learning. American Journal of Speech Language Pathology 21, 197–206. DOI:10.1044/1058-0360(2012/11-0008)
Murray, E., McCabe, P, & Ballard, K. (2011). Using ReST intervention for paediatric cerebellar ataxia: A pilot study. Stem-, Spraal-en Taalpathologie (17) S55.
Ballard, K., Robin, D., Mccabe, P., & Mcdonald, J. (2010). A Treatment for Dysprosody in Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research (Online), 53(5), 1227–1245A. DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2010/09-0130)
Other institutions
Miller, H. E., Ballard, K. J., Campbell, J., Smith, M., Plante, A. S., Aytur, S. A., & Robin, D. A. (2021). Improvements in Speech of Children with Apraxia: The Efficacy of Treatment for Establishing Motor Program Organization (TEMPOSM). Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 1-16. DOI: 10.1080/17518423.2021.1916113
Nakamura-Palacios, E. M., Falçoni Júnior, A. T., Tanese, G. L., Vogeley, A. C. E., & Namasivayam, A. K. (2024). Enhancing Speech Rehabilitation in a Young Adult with Trisomy 21: Integrating Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) with Rapid Syllable Transition Training for Apraxia of Speech. Brain Sciences, 14(1), 58. (Open Access) https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14010058
Oh, D. H., & Ha, J. W. (2021). Development and clinical application of Korean-version nonword intervention to improve speech motor programming. Phonetics and Speech Sciences, 13(2), 77-90. DOI: 10.13064/KSSS.2021.13.2.077
Conference Presentations (not in the above articles)
Meehan, N., McCabe, P., & Madill, C. (2019). Treating more children with childhood apraxia of speech more often. Paper presented at the Speech Pathology Australia Annual Conference, Brisbane, Australia..
Murray, E., McCabe, P., & Ballard, K.J. (2013). Exploring factors that determined treatment success: data from a Randomized Control Trial for Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Paper presented at 2013 ASHA Convention, Chicago, USA.
McCabe, P. Ballard, K.J., & McDonald J (2010). Using the ReST intervention to treat a three year old with childhood apraxia of speech: A case study in EBP. Paper presented at Speech Pathology Australia Annual National Conference May 2010 Melbourne.
Staples, T., McCabe, P., Ballard, K.J. & Robin, D.A. (2008). Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Treatment Outcomes at 6 months of an Intervention Incorporating Principles of Motor Learning. Paper presented at the Joint New Zealand Speech-Language Therapy Association/ Speech Pathology Australia Conference, May 2008, Auckland, New Zealand
Other
McCabe, P., Thomas, D., & Murray E. (2024). Clinician Manual for Rapid Syllable Transition Training (ReST). 2nd edition. The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia. ISBN 978‐1‐74210‐574‐1
McCabe, P. (2023). Update on Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment (ReST): A treatment for childhood apraxia of speech and other motor speech disorders. In C. Bowen, Children’s speech sound disorders (3rd ed.). Wiley-Blackwell.
McCabe, P., Thomas, D., & Murray E. (2016). Clinician Manual for Rapid Syllable Transition Training (ReST). The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia. ISBN 978-1-74210-369-3
McCabe, P. & Ballard, K.J. (2015). The ReST program. In C. Bowen (ed) Children’s Speech Sound Disorders (2nd ed.). Wiley Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-118-63402-8
A review of ReST in Danish https://vidensportal.dk/handicap/Born-og-unge-med-verbal-dyspraksi/indsatser/rapid-syllable-transition-training-rest