Which statement about prompts for restructuring oral muscular targets is true?

• A. It is a type of articulatory kinematic treatment
• B. It is a form of pharmacologic therapy
• C. It relies exclusively on non-speech gestures
• D. It is unrelated to apraxia of speech therapy

Answer: (A)

Prompts for restructuring oral muscular targets use tactile and kinesthetic input to guide the movements of the lips, tongue, jaw, and other oral structures toward target speech articulations. This makes it an articulatory-kinematic treatment, because the emphasis is on shaping the actual movement patterns and muscle activation needed for speech. In apraxia of speech, where motor planning and programming are disrupted, guiding articulatory movements at the muscle level helps retrain the motor system toward more accurate speech production. It is not pharmacologic therapy, with no drugs involved. It is not about non-speech gestures alone; the prompts are designed to produce correct speech movements, not just broad gestures.