TalkTools® Course — Timed Agenda
3-Part Treatment Plan
for OPT™ (Oral Placement Therapy)
for OPT™ (Oral Placement Therapy)
TalkTools® 3-Part Treatment Plan for OPT™ (Oral Placement Therapy) — International · 2-Day Workshop
Day 1
9:00 am – 10:30 am
15 min break at 10:30 am
- 9:00 – 9:45 Theories of Oral Placement (Muscle-Based) Therapy
- 9:45 – 10:30 Oral Placement Therapy: The “why”, “when” and “who”
10:45 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch at 12:30 pm
- 10:45 – 12:30 The Muscle Movements Necessary for Speech Clarity Emergence or Speech Clarity Correction
Lunch
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
15 min break at 2:15 pm
- 1:00 – 1:35 Oral Habits: Prolonged Thumb Sucking, Pacifier Usage, Teeth Grinding and Drooling
- 1:35 – 2:15 Oral Habits: What is the Commonality and How Can They Be Eliminated
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
End of Day 1
- 2:30 – 4:00 Overview of Feeding and How It Effects Speech Clarity
Day 2
9:00 am – 10:30 am
15 min break at 10:30 am
- 9:00 – 9:45 Treatment…Treatment…Treatment: Muscle-Based Exercises for Speech Clarity
- 9:45 – 10:30 Activities to Improve Abdominal Grading and Breath Support — “It’s not the horn; it’s the hierarchy of movement!”
10:45 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch at 12:30 pm
- 10:45 – 12:30 Improving Velo-pharyngeal Functioning Using Muscle-Based, Oral Placement Interventions
Lunch
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
15 min break at 2:15 pm
- 1:00 – 1:35 Jaw Exercises: Stability in the Jaw is Necessary for Mobility in the Lips and Tongue
- 1:35 – 2:15 Lip Movements Necessary for Speech Clarity
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
End of Day 2
- 2:30 – 3:15 Tongue Movements for Speech Clarity
- 3:15 – 4:00 Program Planning: Putting It All Together
