Ask A Therapist 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… May 23, 2018 Ask A Therapist From the Experts A Sensory-Motor Aproach to CAS & Related Motor Speech Disorders: Why and How This presentation is going to be held at the Texas Speech-Language & Hearing Association 2017 Annual Convention, Thursday. Feb. 23, noon-1:30 p.m. Author: Renee Roy Hill, MS, CCC-SLP Abstract: Discuss treatment… February 22, 2017 From the Experts From the Experts A Modern Look at Van Riper’s Phonetic Placement Approach by Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP This poster was presented at the 2016 annual ASHA Connect Convention, Poster Session #PS02. Download the poster here ABSTRACT Presentation explores 1) traditional versus phonological therapy,… July 11, 2016 From the Experts TalkTools News AN INTERVIEW WITH DIANE BAHR, MS, CCC-SLP, CIMI BEFORE HER FIRST TALKTOOLS WORKSHOP While Diane Bahr’s first workshop with TalkTools is approaching, we wanted to highlight her recent addition to the team. TalkTools: What was your first encounter with Oral Placement Therapy (OPT)? Diane:  I took courses… February 23, 2016 TalkTools News TalkTools News HOW THIS RESEARCHER TOOK A STEP TOWARD CLINICIANS: RAY D. KENT, PHD’S LATEST FINDINGS Recently, Ray D. Kent, PhD has published a review article entitled “Nonspeech Oral Movements and Oral Motor Disorders: A Narrative Review,” in the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, November 2015, Vol.… February 3, 2016 TalkTools News From the Experts WHAT EVIDENCE-BASED, ORAL SENSORY-MOTOR TREATMENTS ARE EFFECTIVE FOR SPEECH DISORDERS? What Evidence-Based Oral Sensory-Motor Treatments Are Effective for Speech Disorders? | TalkTools Home › From the Experts › What Evidence-Based Oral Sensory-Motor Treatments Are Effective for Speech Disorders? From the… February 13, 2014 From the Experts