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Month: December 2015

2 YEARS 4&5 MONTHS: MISS INDEPENDENT

2 Years 4 Months Hello! Attached are two videos of Belle working on some wooden puzzles – one of her name and one that includes shapes of different colors. She loves puzzles! She is a little more chatty in the name puzzle one though. B is her favorite letter so far. Working on the name […]

December 28, 2015 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE, ANNABELLE UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, CHILD INDEPENDENCE, DOWN SYNDROMEDOWN SYNDROME THERAPY, HORN #3, HORN HIERARCHY, HORN KIT, LANIE BEETSMA, NAME PUZZLE, OPT, ORAL MOTOR THERAPYORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, PUZZLES, SHAPE PUZZLE, TALKTOOLS HORN HIERARCHY, TALKTOOLS HORN KIT, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, VOCABULARYWHITNEY PIMENTEL

WHICH WORKSHOP WILL YOU TAKE IN 2016?

We are excited to present you our first 2016 Live Workshops! Next year is going to be busy and studious. Our Instructors are going to travel a lot and cover many different subjects to meet your needs. Get ready to take your therapy to the next level!   January 15 – 16, 2016 | San Juan, PR […]

December 21, 2015 administrator TalkTools News Comments (0) Details
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Success Story: Terrance & Vanessa

Who is ready to hear a therapy success story? Terrance was 26 months old when Vanessa first met him and was unable to drink from a straw. What Vanessa did with this little boy is amazing and truly inspiring. We are so glad TalkTools® was able to provide her with the tools and techniques she […]

December 14, 2015 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANDERSON-SMITH SPEECH THERAPY, BUBBLE BLOWING HIERARCHY, BUBBLE KIT, CHEWING HIERARCHY, CHEWY TUBES, FEEDING THERAPYFEEDING THERAPY ASSESSMENT, HONEY BEAR, HORN 1, HORN HIERARCHY, JAW STABILITY, LIP ROUNDING, OPT, ORAL MOTOR THERAPYORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY ASSESSMENT, ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY PLAN, PRE-FEEDING EXERCISESRED CHEWY TUBE, RENEE ROY HILL, SENSORY MOTOR SYSTEM, SPEECH THERAPY ASSESSMENT, SPEECH THERAPY PLANSPEECH THERAPY TREATMENT PLAN, STRAW #3, STRAW HIERARCHY, SUCCESS STORIES, TALKTOOLS TRAINED THERAPIST, TERRANCETHERAPY SUCCESS STORY, TONGUE RETRACTION, VANESSA ANDERSON-SMITH, YELLOW CHEWY TUBE

AAPPSPA Position Statement – Oral-Motor Therapy

Good news! The American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology (AAPPSPA) has accepted a position statement TalkTools® Instructor Robyn Merkel-Walsh proposed on Oral Motor Therapy. American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology (AAPPSPA) Position Statement – Oral-motor Therapy Originally posted on AAPPSPA website. By Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP Foreword: In order to investigate […]

December 2, 2015 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
Tags: AAPPSPA, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PRIVATE PRACTICE IN SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY, ASHA SIG13, AUDITORY AND VISUAL CUEINGCLINICAL EVIDENCE, CUE FADING, DYSARTHRIA, DYSPHAGIA, EBP, EVIDENCED BASED PRACTICE, FEEDING THERAPY, FROM THE EXPERTSGREGORY LOF, IAOM INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF OROFACIAL MYOLOGY, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OROFACIAL MYOLOGY, LOFMOTO-KINESTHETIC SPEECH TRAINING, MOTOR-BASED DIAGNOSES, MUSCLE-BASED DIAGNOSES, MUSCLES OF THE ABDOMENMYOFUNCTIONAL THERAPY, NON-SPEECH ORAL-MOTOR EXERCISES, NSOME, OMD, OPD, OPT, ORAL IMITATION TASKS, ORAL MOTOR INSTITUTE, ORAL MOTOR THERAPYORAL PLACEMENT DISORDER, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL SPEECH TOOLS, ORAL-MOTOR TREATMENTOROFACIAL MYOFUNCTIONAL DISORDERS, OROFACIAL MYOLOGIST, PERSPECTIVES ON SWALLOWING AND SWALLOWING DISORDERSPHONETIC PLACEMENT THERAPY, PPT, PRE-FEEDING EXERCISES, PROMPT FACIAL CUE, SENSORY-MOTOR DYSFUNCTIONSPEECH SOUND PRODUCTION, SWALLOWING EXERCISES, TACTILE INTERVENTION, TACTILE-KINESTHETIC FACILITATION TECHNIQUETACTILE-KINESTHETIC TECHNIQUE, THE FEEDBACK MODEL, THERAPY TOOL