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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What Do I Look for in an Oral Motor / Feeding Assessment?
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 15th Jun 2018
What do I look for when I’m doing an oral motor / feeding assessment? It's never a cookie-cutter check list. It always depends on the individual and their skills and goals and where the evaluation, medical history, family history, etc. lead me. But, there are some general skills that I look for and “tests" that I do:
Is there tongue lateralization? Is
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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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