Oral Placement to Speech Kit (OPT-S)™ Articulation Card Set
SKU: 1581
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$155.00
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.