What is Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy?
24th May 2022
Below is the video and transcript from a live webinar we hosted featuring Speech Language Pathologist and Orofacial Myologist Anna Housman.
In this webinar, Anna will be providing a quick definition of orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMDs), who works in OMDs, and what is targeted in the realm of speech language pathology. She'll also provide insight into her favorite ARK tools for
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Tongue Tip Elevation Exercises
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 26th Jun 2016
Tongue tip elevation is the ability to lift the tip of one's tongue up to the alveolar ridge (the spot just behind the upper front teeth). As a shorthand, we often call this location "on spot," as in, "get your tongue tip on spot!"
Tongue tip elevation is an oral motor skill necessary to say certain speech sounds (t, d, n, l, s, and z). It's also where the tongue should rest
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Does the Grabber Work on Different Skills than the Y-Chew?
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 5th Aug 2015
Skill-wise, what would a child gain from using a Baby Grabber vs. a Grabber vs. a Y-Chew? In other words, does the Baby Grabber work on different skills than the Grabber? Does the Grabber work on different skills than the Y-Chew?
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Great question. The Baby Grabber is for mouthing and oral exploration for babies/toddlers up to about the age of 3 years old. &
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Tongue Pop Oral Motor Exercises
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 10th Sep 2013
Tongue pops are my faaaavorite oral motor exercise. They're a fun and easy way to work on tongue placement, oral tone, tongue tip elevation and control, plus tongue and jaw dissociation (skills that are necessary for proper speech, feeding, and oral motor development).
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The ability to orally manage food requires a lot more skill than most people realize. Try tak
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