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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

WHAT EVIDENCE-BASED, ORAL SENSORY-MOTOR TREATMENTS ARE EFFECTIVE FOR SPEECH DISORDERS?

NOTE: This article has been reprinted with permission from Diane Bahr of Ages and Stage®, LLC and Robyn Merkel Walsh. Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP & Diane Bahr, MS, CCC-SLP, CIMI EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE (EBP) IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY According to the American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association (ASHA, 2005) “the term evidence-based practice [EBP] refers to an approach in which current, high-quality research […]

February 13, 2014 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
Tags: AGES AND STAGES, BITE BLOCKS, DIANE BAHR, EBP, EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE, FROM THE EXPERTS, GREGORY LOF, JAW TUBES, NSOMEOPT, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR INSTITUTE, Oral Placement Therapy, PAM MARSHALLA, PPT, PROGRESSIVE JAW CLOSURE TUBESROBYN MERKEL-WALSH, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, SPEECH THERAPY RESEARCH, VAN RIPER

Horns, Whistles, Bite Blocks and Straws by Pam Marshalla

This excellent article by Pam Marshalla, MA, CCC-SLP is posted on the Oral Motor Institute site and discusses how some tools and methods have been categorized as “nonspeach oral motor exercises” (NSOME) but these same tools and methods were used by Van Riper and other pioneers of articulation therapy. Click here to Read PLEASE READ!

April 9, 2012 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
Tags: BITE BLOCKS, FROM THE EXPERTS, HORN BLOWING, HORN HIERARCHY, HORN KIT, JAW GRADING BITE BLOCKS, NSOME OMIORAL MOTOR INSTITUTE, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL-MOTOR, PAM MARSHALLA, STRAW DRINKING, STRAW KIT, TALKTOOLS BITE BLOCKSTALKTOOLS HORN HIERARCHY, TALKTOOLS STRAW HIERARCHY, TALKTOOLS THERAPY