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Button Pull Lip Closure Activity(Post)
Lip closure - being able to create and maintain a seal with your lips - is a fundamental oral motor skill for successful speech and feeding development. For feeding, it's how we do t ...
DIY "Birthday Cake" Fine Motor Activity(Post)The best therapy exercises are the ones where the child doesn't know it's an exercise, which is why every pediatric speech and occupational therapist's "bag of tricks" is mostly full of toys ...
Using Gross Motor for Oral Motor - How Trunk Turning Exercises Can Improve Tongue Lateralization(Post)Tongue lateralization is the ability to move the tongue from side to side inside the mouth. It's an important skill for feeding therapy and development, as the tongue lateralizes in order to ...
Pre-Feeding Oral Motor Exercises with SLP Angeliki Xygka(Post)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 Languag ...
Jaw Grading & Stability(Post)Jaw grading is the ability to visually judge how far you need to open your mouth to take a bite out of certain foods and to say certain speech sounds. For example, say "ooooo" versus "aaahh" - can yo ...
SPD at the Dentist's Office(Post)Question: Hi, I am a dental hygienist looking for ideas on treating patients with SPD in the dental setting. Can you give me some suggestions? Thank you! . If ...
How to Decrease Tongue Protrusion & Encourage Retraction(Post)Question: I have a 2 year old on my EI caseload, our program purchased a z-vibe kit for him. He is demonstrating some sensory aversion, drooling, and an open mouth posture with tongue pr ...
Oral Motor Skills & Dental Health in Children: They’re More Connected Than You Think(Post)As a speech-language pathologist, and the daughter of a dental hygienist, I grew up surrounded by conversations about teeth and oral health. Add in my own childhood experience with protruding teeth a ...
Using Twizzlers as Spoons(Post)Feeding therapy tip: if a child won't eat with a spoon, use whatever he/she WILL accept. In this feeding session, for instance, the child's favorite spoon was at home and he didn't like any of the ...
Oral Sensitivities and Low Tone in Children with Down Syndrome(Post)Question: I have a 12 day old infant with diagnosed Down Syndrome. She has moderate tongue protrusion. A friend suggested your products. I was wondering which ones you recommend and any s ...
Fun, Edible Oral Motor Exercises for Kids(Post)Incorporating yummy treats into your oral motor therapy sessions is a great way to spark interest and increase attention. As long as there are no food allergies, the following goodies will s ...
Oral Motor Exercises with the Z-Vibe(Post)What is oral motor therapy? Oral motor therapy works on the oral skills necessary for proper speech and feeding development. For example, try saying "la la la" right now, paying attention to wh ...