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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. 24, 763-789. In this article, Kent proposes careful definitions and task descriptions to analyze if nonspeech oral movements have substantial clinical value to oral motor disorders. This […]

February 3, 2016 administrator TalkTools News Comments (0) Details
Tags: AJSLP, AUDITORY AND VISUAL CUEING, DIANE BAHR, DR KENT, DYSARTHRIA, EVIDENCED BASED PRACTICE, HIERARCHICAL APPROACHNONSPEECH, NONSPEECH ORAL MOVEMENTS, NSOM, NSOME, NSOMS, OMD, OMDS, OPT, ORAL MOTOR DISORDERORAL MOTOR DISORDERS, ORAL MOTOR PERFORMANCE, Oral Placement Therapy, OROFACIAL MYOFUNCTIONAL THERAPY, OROFACIAL MYOLOGYRAY D. KENT, RAY KENT, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSH, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, TALKTOOLS NEWSTALKTOOLS THERAPY, TRADITIONAL SPEECH THERAPY

Effects of Limited or Excessive Jaw Mobility during Conversational Speech

by Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson This presentation was made at the 2015 annual ASHA Convention, Session #1080. Abstract: Practicing Speech-Language Pathologists report that many clients demonstrate limited or excessive up-and-down jaw movements during communication as compared to their typically developing peers.  The results of this retrospective study suggest that atypical jaw skills are related to deficits in speech clarity in […]

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Tags: #ASHA15, #IAMTHEHONEYBEAR, AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION, ASHA, ASHA CONVENTIONASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF THE JAW, BOTTOM JAW, BOTTOM JAW SHIFT, COMPLETE JAW PROGRAM, DYSARTHRIA, FROM THE EXPERTSHYPOTONIA, JAW BOOK, JAW CLOSURE, JAW CLOSURE TUBES, JAW DIFFERENTIATION, JAW GRADING BITE BLOCKS, JAW INSTABILITYJAW MOBILITY, JAW STABILITY, JAW WEAKNESS, MULTIPLE ARTICULATION DISORDER, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SPEECH DELAYSPEECH DISORDER, SPEECH MOTOR DELAY

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

TALKTOOLS NEWS: ON-DEMAND EVALUATIONS NOW AVAILABLE

After being available for pre-sale for two weeks, 11 new Speech Clarity Evaluation for Therapy Planning Videos On-Demand were finally released yesterday. TalkTools is proud to be offering this innovative way to help Speech and Language Therapists and other professionals perfect their Continuing Education. We hope this technique will improve the way speech, oral-motor and feeding disorders are […]

November 2, 2015 administrator TalkTools News Comments (0) Details
Tags: AOTA CEUS, APRAXIA OF SPEECH, ARTICULATION DISORDER, ASHA CEUS, BILABIAL SOUND, CEUS, CONTINUING EDUCATIONDOWN SYNDROME SPEECH THERAPY, DYSARTHRIA, FEEDING DISABILITY, FEEDING THERAPY, HYPOTONIA, INTER-DENTAL PRODUCTIONSLANGUAGE DELAY, LIP ROUNDING, MOTOR PLANNING DISORDER, ON-DEMAND VIDEOS, ONLINE COURSE, ONLINE EDUCATIONORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ORAL-MOTOR, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SELF-STUDY, SHORT FRENUM, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DISORDERSPEECH CLARITY, SPEECH DISABILITY, SPEECH THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY EVALUATION, TalkTools News, TONGUE MOBILITYTONGUE-TIP SOUND, VIDEOS ON-DEMAND, VOD

Ask A Therapist: Proper Tongue Elevation & Retraction

I need advice please! I am seeing a 5 year old child with severe childhood apraxia of speech together with dysarthria (specifically weakness of tongue and lips). So far his lip strength and movement has improved a lot, but I am really struggling with his tongue. He can protrude his tongue beautifully, retraction we are working […]

February 18, 2015 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: APRAXIA, ASK A THERAPIST, CAS, DYSARTHRIA, OPT, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, RENEE ROY HILL, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, TONGUE, TONGUE ELEVATION, TONGUE MOVEMENT, TONGUE RETRACTION, TONGUE THERAPY, TONGUE TIP