Speech Delay - Oral Motor Products

CLICKER LICKER

Our Price: $ 25.50
Count: 12

Jennifer's Review:
The clicker licker pop is a fun toy that may be used clinically for several reasons. In general, it may be used to address issues with fluency, articulation/phonology, and oral motor skills. First, It is a highly reinforcing item with a musical "clicker" which may be used for setting the pace of speech. This can be "clicked" in a slow rhythm to demonstrate reducing the rate of production of each syllable of a word. The adult will model single syllables (in multi syllable words and phrases), along with each "click", and the child imitates. This is to reinforce the identification and use of all syllables (so as not to delete a weak syllable which may have an impact on intelligibility such as "tephone" or "bana" for "telephone, banana"). Also, it may be used to produce a syllable fluently with a reduced rate if the child has difficulty maintaining fluency in speech, as related to timing.

Secondly, the whistle may be used for breath support issues, to build/control a steady stream of air for voicing/nonvoicing, oral airflow, breath support and control of breath needed for lengthy phonation and/or verbalization fluently.

Finally, the lollipop may be used for tongue, and lip exercises. For example, the child is asked to reach for the lollipop (held outside of the mouth ) with his/her tongue without moving lips, jaw, head, or body to isolate and move the tongue. This can be done with straight extension, lateralization ,or tongue tip elevation. It can be used for lip exercises such as lip press/holding candy with lips only, etc. For more specific ideas for your child, ask your speech therapist.

WHISTLE POPS

Our Price: $ 16.45
Count: 36

whistle pops

Jennifer's Review:
These are a fun and delicious way to address oral motor, and respiration skills for speech development. I like the whistle as a tool for such things as lip rounding, jaw control, tongue retraction, and sustained control of the respiratory muscles used in speech.

For example, I may ask the child to blow loudly, or sustain the exhale as long as possible. It can also be used out of the mouth like a lollipop for oral motor skills such as the ability to use the tongue independently from the head/body, jaw, and/or lips, and increase range of motion. For example, I may have the child reach for the lollipop with his/her tongue only without moving the body/face. I may ask them to hold it there, or extend/retract the tongue repeatedly. I also use it for tongue lateralization, and elevation activities as well. For example, keep the head/neck straight and move the tongue only to each side of the mouth ("wag" the tongue) while reaching for the lollipop. I may do the same with the mouth in open position and move only the tongue up and down, (without moving the jaw, lips, head, or body).

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