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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Webinar: Learn about Speech Therapy & Articulation with SLP Angeliki Xygka
16th May 2022
Below is the video and transcript from a live webinar we hosted featuring Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) Angeliki Xygka.
In this webinar, Angeliki will be presenting specific exercises on how to use ARK tools to facilitate the production and articulation of certain phonemes, including bilabial (p, b), dental (f, v, θ, δ), alveolar (t, d, s, l, n), palatal (r), and velar
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Pre-Feeding Oral Motor Exercises with SLP Angeliki Xygka
18th Apr 2022
Are you interested in learning more about feeding therapy skills? You've come to the right place! Below is the video and transcript from a live webinar we hosted featuring Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) Angeliki Xygka.
Angeliki discusses four targets that are the foundation of successful feeding, preparing the mouth to eat and swallow later on. Read and/or watch b
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Oral Motor Lip Exercises with the Y Tips
Posted by Debbie Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 28th Dec 2021
Y Tips are a great addition to any oral motor tool bag! These tip attachments for the Z-Vibe are most often used for working on jaw grading and stability exercises. But the unique Y shape makes them great for lip closure exercises as well.
What is lip closure? Just like its namesake, lip closure is the ability to close one's lips to create a seal around a spoon, around a
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