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This discount is primarily intended for university students based in Puerto Rico, and is only eligible for the 3-Part Treatment Plan portion of Puerto Rico | Level 1 — the OPT: Assessment and Program Plan portion is not included, since it's intended for clinicians already practicing speech/feeding therapy.
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Oral Placement to Speech Kit (OPT-S) Articulation Card Set
Oral Placement to Speech Kit (OPT-S) Articulation Card Set
The TalkTools Oral Placement to Speech Kit (OPT-S) Articulation Card Set is an innovative program that translates oral motor muscle movements into functional speech sound production. Designed for children and adults with muscle-based speech disorders such as low tone, Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder, and dysarthria, the card set organizes 185 phoneme cards by jaw transition complexity to allow clinicians to build individualized, hierarchy-based articulation programs.
Therapy Goals
Translate oral muscle movements learned in Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) activities into speech sound production
Build functional articulation for early developing phonemes: /m/, /b/, /p/ (bilabials), /t/, /d/, /n/ (tongue tip elevation), /k/, /g/, /h/ (velars), and /w/ (lip rounding)
Progress systematically through consonant-vowel (CV) and consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) word combinations
Develop individualized articulation programs based on jaw transition complexity
Support clients with low tone, Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder (OMD), or dysarthria in connecting muscle movement to speech
185 phoneme cards divided into easy, moderate, and difficult levels based on jaw transition complexity
Targets early developing phoneme groups across bilabials, tongue-tip, velar, and lip-rounding sounds
Combines consonants with a wide array of vowels in CV and CVC combinations for comprehensive word coverage
Allows therapists to select words based on phoneme target and/or articulatory complexity
Includes OPT activities outline and detailed instructions for building individualized client programs
Companion two-hour online course available for in-depth OPT-S training
Updated and improved from the original TalkTools OPT-S program
Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) treating children and adults with muscle-based speech disorders
Clients with dysarthria, low oral tone, or Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder (OMD)
Children ages 2 to 6 with apraxia (use together with Kaufman K-SLP Treatment Kit 1)
Clinicians using TalkTools OPT tools who need a structured bridge to functional speech
Early intervention, school-based, and private practice settings
185 x Phoneme cards (divided into easy, moderate, and difficult levels)
1 x TalkTools OPT activities outline
1 x Detailed instructions for developing individualized programs
Access to additional downloadable resources upon purchase
Developed by
Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP, and Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson, MS, CCC-SLP
Phoneme targets
/m/, /b/, /p/, /t/, /d/, /n/, /k/, /g/, /h/, /w/
Word structures
CV (consonant-vowel) and CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant)
Companion online course
2-hour OPT-S course available separately
Note
For children ages 2 to 6 with apraxia, use alongside the Kaufman K-SLP Treatment Kit 1
Store cards in a clean, dry location away from moisture
Wipe cards with a lightly damp cloth if needed; do not soak or submerge
Keep in original packaging or a protective case for longevity
A two-hour online course is available to help clinicians learn how to implement the OPT-S program, including how to develop individualized programs and sequence targets for each client. Additional downloadable resources are available upon purchase.
Warning: This program is intended for use by or under the supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist. Clinical training in OPT-S methodology is recommended before implementing this program independently.
