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Oral Motor

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Oral Motor Exercises - The OT Toolbox

Oral motor exercises improve coordination, strength, and mobility of the mouth to facilitate feeding, oral discrimination, or sensory needs.

Oral motor therapy works on the oral skills necessary for proper speech and feeding development. For example, try saying “la la la” right now, paying attention to what your tongue is doing. In order to produce the /l/ sound, the tongue tip must elevate to the alveolar ridge (just behind the upper front teeth). It must also be able to function independently – or dissociate – from the jaw. Oral motor therapy works on these “pre-requisites” for speech and feeding.

The Z-Vibe is an excellent oral motor therapy tool for speech therapy exercises and more. Learn more about what the Z-Vibe can do in this brief article!

“Oral motor exercises may be implemented into your child’s therapy program for various reasons, whether it be to increase muscle tone and/or strength, stability, movement, or to increase overall awareness for feeding and/or speech production.  Often times these types of activities are recommended to build your child’s awareness of his mouth and how his tongue,…

“Oral motor exercises may be implemented into your child’s therapy program for various reasons, whether it be to increase muscle tone and/or strength, stability, movement, or to increase overall awareness for feeding and/or speech production. Often times these types of activities are recommended to build your child’s awareness of his mouth and how his tongue,…

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Home Exercise: Oral Motor Activities to Do at Home

CRIT's therapists are glad to share with you some basic exercises and interventions so that you may continue to provide your child with rehabilitation from t...

Tongue Exercises For Speech Articulation in Toddlers - As Kids Blossom

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