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Ask A Therapist: Why Use the Term “Oral Placement Therapy” (OPT) over “Oral Motor Exercises”?

We received the below from a therapist that works in the Academic arena and wanted to share the response. I am interested to know why you changed the terminology you use from Oral Motor Exercises to Oral Placement Therapy? Thank you for your question. Oral–motor is a term that is still widely used in our field. It is appropriate to […]

May 23, 2018 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ADVANCE, ASHA, ASK A THERAPIST, DIANE BAHR, EBP, GREGORY LOF, KENT, LORI OVERLAND, NSOME, OMI, OPD, OPTORAL MOTOR DEBATE, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR INSTITUTE, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT DISORDERSORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ORAL-MOTOR, PAM MARSHALLA, PROMPT, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, TALKTOOLS RESEARCHTALKTOOLS RESOURCES, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, VAN RIPER

4.9 YEARS: FULL SUMMER MODE!

We are in full summer mode here! Belle has been enjoying some horseback riding lessons, swimming, cheering on her siblings at baseball games, and finishing up a great dancing year with a big dance recital. The recital took up a substantial part of the beginning of our summer, so that’s where all our pictures came from […]

August 1, 2017 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE BEETSMA, CHILD WITH DOWN SYNDROME, DANCE RECITAL, DOWN SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME SPEECH THERAPY, DOWN SYNDROME THERAPY, GIRL WITH DOWN SYNDROME, HORN #6, LANIE BEETSMA, MONICA PURDY, OPT, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, SPEECH DEVELOPMENT, SPEECH THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY FOR DOWN SYNDROME, TONGUE RETRACTION, VOCABULARY

4.7 YEARS: MORE INTELLIGIBLE THAT I THOUGHT

Hello! Belle has been a little under the weather this month, and I have been a little concerned that her level of articulation has declined a bit as we have opted out of oral motor exercises so she can catch an afternoon nap or doctor’s appointment, etc. Overall, I think she is starting to feel better as […]

May 10, 2017 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ARTICULATION, DOWN SYNDROME, INTELLIGIBILITY, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, PRESCHOOL SCREENING, READING, READING SKILLSSPEECH ASSESSMENT, SPEECH THERAPY

4.4 YEARS: MAKING UP HER OWN SILLY PHRASES

Happy New Year! Belle’s year is off to a solid start! I am happy to report that we have been pretty consistent with our TalkTools oral motor program, created by Monica Purdy. We have been staying on track except for the 4 days that Belle stayed with her siblings and grandparents while we got away for […]

February 8, 2017 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: #TALKTOOLSWORKS, ABC, ABCS, ALPHABET, ANNABELLE, ARTICULATION, CHILD WITH DOWN SYNDROME, COMMUNICATION SKILLSDOWN SYNDROME, FOUR YEAR OLD, MONICA PURDY, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, Oral Placement Therapy, PARENTING, SIBLINGSSPEECH DEVELOPMENT, SPEECH THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY AT HOME, SPEECH THERAPY HOMEWORK, TALKTOOLS CLIENT, TALKTOOLS HOMEWORKTALKTOOLS PROGRAM, TODDLER, TODDLER WITH DOWN SYNDROME, TODDLERHOOD

ASHA CONVENTION IS NEXT WEEK! COME SEE US AT BOOTH 423, SESSIONS 1205 & 1689 ;)

Who’s excited for the annual American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention next week? The convention is happening November 17-19 in Philadelphia, PA. We are ready to blow your mind both at presentations and at booth #423 and serve you the best we can! THE BOOTH At the booth, you will be able to view and handle […]

November 10, 2016 administrator TalkTools News Comments (0) Details
Tags: AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION, ASD, ASHA CONFERENCEASHA CONVENTION, ASHA PRESENTATIONS, AUTISM, BITE BLOCKS, CEUS COLETTE ELLISCOMFORT FEEDING, CONTINUING EDUCATION, CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITSCONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS, DISCOUNT, DYSPHAGIA, FEEDING THERAPYFEEDING THERAPY TOOLS, FEEDING TOOLS, GIVEAWAY, HONEY BEAR HORN BLOWINGHORN HIERARCHY, JAW GRADING BITE BLOCKS, LORI OVERLAND, MONICA PURDYORAL MOTOR DISORDER, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR PERFORMANCE, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, PHILADELPHIA CONFERENCEPHILADELPHIA CONVENTION, PICKY EATER, PICKY EATING, PRESENTATION ABSTRACTPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, PROMO, RAFFLE, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSH, SELF-LIMITED DIETSENSORY FRIENDLY TOOLS, SENSORY MOTOR APPROACH, SENSORY MOTOR SYSTEM, SENSORY MOTOR TECHNIQUES, SENSORY TOOLS, SLP, SLP CONTINUING EDUCATIONSPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, SPEECH THERAPY TOOLS, SPEECH THERAPYSPEECH THERAPY CONTINUING EDUCATION, SPEECH TOOLSSTRAW DRINKING, STRAW HIERARCHY, SWALLOWING DISORDER, TALKTOOLS INTRUCTORSTALKTOOLS NEWS, TALKTOOLS PRESENTATION, TALKTOOLS PRESENTERS, TALKTOOLS PRODUCTS, TALKTOOLS SUPPLIES, TALKTOOLS TOOLS

3 YEARS 10&11 MONTHS: GETTING BACK-TO-SCHOOL AFTER DISNEY WORLD MAGIC

3 Years 10 Months Summer continues in our household! This month, Belle has enjoyed swimming lessons (and lots of pool time), a slip’n slide party, BBQs, fairs, a trip to the lake, and a full week at Walt Disney World! While our hearts may be full, our routine is not. 🙂 However… Belle continues to do […]

September 30, 2016 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE BEETSMA, ANNABELLE UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, ARTICULATION, BACK TO SCHOOLBACK TO SCHOOL ROUTINE, BELLE BEETSMA, BELLE UPDATES, CHILD WITH DOWN SYNDROME, COUNTING, DISNEYLAND, DOWN SYNDROME THERAPY, DOWN SYNDROME TODDLER, DOWN SYNDROME TODDLERHOOD, DOWN SYNDROMEDOWN SYNDROME CHILD, LANIE BEETSMAMONICA MITCHELL, MONICA PURDY, NUMBER PUZZLE, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, SPEECH CLARITY, SPEECH DEVELOPMENTSPEECH THERAPY AT HOME, SPEECH THERAPY EXERCISES, SPEECH THERAPY VIDEO, SUMMER SCHEDULE, SUMMER TIME, TALKTOOLS CLIENTTALKTOOLS EXERCISES, TALKTOOLS PROGRAM, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, TEACHING NUMBERS, THREE YEAR OLD, THREE YEAR OLD GIRLTODDLER WITH DOWN SYNDROME, TODDLERHOOD, VISUAL AID, VOCABULARY, WALT DISNEY WORLD

Success Story: Colter & Vanessa

Down Syndrome Feeding Therapy: Colter’s Chewing Progress Home › Blog › Down Syndrome Feeding Therapy: Colter’s Chewing Progress Success Story Down Syndrome Feeding Therapy: Colter’s Chewing Progress Colter’s Down syndrome feeding therapy journey shows how targeted oral motor work and the TalkTools pre-feeding hierarchy helped him move from unsafe swallowing to successful chewing. TT Vanessa […]

September 23, 2016 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: A SENSORY-MOTOR APPROACH TO FEEDING, ANDERSON-SMITH SPEECH THERAPY, DOWN SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME THERAPY, FEEDING THERAPYFEEDING THERAPY: A SENSORY-MOTOR APPROACH, HONEY BEAR, HONEY BEAR CUP, HONEY BEAR WITH FLEXIBLE STRAW, LIP CLOSURELIP ROUNDING, LORI OVERLAND, LOW TONE, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR SYSTEM, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL MOTOR TRAININGORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, PRE-FEEDING, PRE-FEEDING EXERCISES, SPEECH CLARITY, SPEECH PRODUCTION, SPEECH THERAPY STORY, STRAW DRINKING, TALKTOOLS HIERARCHY, TALKTOOLS HONEY BEAR, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, THERAPY STORY, THERAPY SUCCESSTONGUE LATERALIZATION, VANESSA ANDERSON-SMITH

3 YEARS 8&9 MONTHS: SHE IS READING!

3 Years 8 Months Belle got her palatal expander out this month! Her “princess jewelry,” as we referred to it, was in for a total of six months. Even though her speech didn’t improve as substantially as I had hoped, it was still a success overall. Belle proudly states, “me got my princess jewelry out […]

August 29, 2016 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ABCS, ANNABELLE BEETSMA, ANNABELLE UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, ARTICULATION, BELLE BEETSMABITE BLOCKS, CHILD WITH DOWN SYNDROME, DENTIST VISIT, DOWN SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME CHILD, DOWN SYNDROME THERAPY, DOWN SYNDROME TODDLER, DOWN SYNDROME TODDLERHOOD, JAW GRADING BIT BLOCKS, LANIE BEETSMA LIZ SMITHSON, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, PALATE EXPANDER, SPEECH CLARITY, SPEECH DEVELOPMENT, SPEECH THERAPY AT HOME, SPEECH THERAPY EXERCISES, SPEECH THERAPY VIDEO, SUMMER SCHEDULE, TALKTOOLS CLIENT, TALKTOOLS EXERCISES, TALKTOOLS PROGRAM, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, THREE YEAR OLD, THREE YEAR OLD GIRL, TODDLER WITH DOWN SYNDROME, TODDLERHOOD

3 YEARS 6&7 MONTHS: WHAT “WORK” LOOKS LIKE

3 Years 6 Months   This month I decided to include videos of Belle doing her oral motor exercises. They are not super exciting videos, but that’s what “work” looks like sometimes. I know we have to put in the time to see the results. And as I have said so many times previously, it’s […]

August 1, 2016 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE BEETSMA, ANNABELLE UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, BELLE BEETSMA, BITE BLOCKSCHILD WITH DOWN SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME CHILD, DOWN SYNDROME THERAPY, DOWN SYNDROME TODDLERDOWN SYNDROME TODDLERHOOD, JAW GRADING BIT BLOCKS, LANIE BEETSMA, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, RED BITE BLOCKS, SPEECH CLARITYSPEECH DEVELOPMENT, SPEECH THERAPY AT HOME, SPEECH THERAPY EXERCISES, SPEECH THERAPY VIDEO, TALKTOOLS BITE BLOCKSTALKTOOLS CLIENT, TALKTOOLS EXERCISES, TALKTOOLS PROGRAM, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, THREE YEAR OLD, THREE YEAR OLD GIRLTODDLER WITH DOWN SYNDROME, TODDLERHOOD, TONGUE TIP ELEVATION, TONGUE TIP LATERALIZATION, TONGUE TIP TOOL

Success Story: Lily & Vanessa

Diane Felton: TalkTools Transforms SLP Practice Home › Blog › Success Story: Diane Success Story Success Story: Diane Durham SLP Diane Felton shares how TalkTools and Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson’s guidance helped her transform her most challenging cases — including a nonverbal TBI teen and a premature triplet — into fully verbal individuals. TT Diane Felton, MA, […]

July 14, 2016 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANDERSON-SMITH SPEECH THERAPY, CHEWY TUBES, CLEFT LIP, CLEFT LIP AND PALATE, CLEFT PALATEFEEDING THERAPY, JAW STRENGTH, LIP CLOSURE, MUSCLE AWARENESS, OPT, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR SYSTEMORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL MOTOR TRAINING ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, SENSORY SYSTEM, SENSORY WARM UP, SOUND PRODUCTIONSPECIAL NEEDS ADOPTION, SPEECH CLARITY, SPEECH PRODUCTION, SPEECH THERAPY STORY, SUCCESS STORIES, TALKTOOLS HIERARCHY, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, THERAPY STORY, THERAPY SUCCESS, TUBE FEEDING, VANESSA ANDERSON-SMITH