TalkTools® 3-Part Treatment Plan for OPT (Oral Placement Therapy)™ - Timed Agenda
DAY 1
(BREAKS: 10:30AM-10:45AM, 2:15PM-2:30PM | LUNCH: 12:00PM-1:00PM)
8:30am - 4:00pm
- Theories of Oral Placement (Muscle-Based) Therapy
- Oral Placement Therapy: The “why”, “when” and “who.”
- The Muscle Movements Necessary for Speech Clarity Emergence or Speech Clarity Correction
- Oral Habits: Prolonged Thumb Sucking, Pacifier Usage, Teeth Grinding and Drooling
- Oral Habits: What is the Commonality and How Can They Be Eliminated
- Overview of Feeding and How It Effects Speech Clarity
DAY 2
(BREAKS: 10:30AM-10:45AM, 2:15PM-2:30PM | LUNCH: 12:00PM-1:00PM)
8:30am - 4:00pm
- Treatment...Treatment...Treatment: Muscle-Based Exercises for Speech Clarity
- Activities to Improve Abdominal Grading and Breath Support. “It’s not the horn; it’s the hierarchy of movement!”
- Improving Velo-pharyngeal Functioning Using Muscle-Based, Oral Placement Interventions.
- Jaw Exercises - Stability in the Jaw is Necessary for Mobility in the Lips and Tongue
- Lip movements necessary for Speech Clarity
- Tongue movements for Speech Clarity
- Program Planning: Putting It All Together