TalkTools® Straw Kit

SKU: 1100
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TalkTools® Straw Kit featuring colorful straws, connectors, and instructional materials for speech therapy activities.
TalkTools® Straw Kit featuring colorful straws, connectors, and instructional materials arranged on a white background.
TalkTools® Straw Kit featuring various colorful straws in different shapes, including spirals and loops, with two connectors.
TalkTools® straw kit featuring seven colorful, flexible straws in various shapes and sizes, including purple, yellow, pink...
TalkTools® Straw Kit with a child using a green straw while an adult assists, both seated at a wooden table.
A child using a blue TalkTools® straw kit while drinking from a jar, with an adult&
A child with glasses uses a TalkTools® straw kit featuring a rubber duck attached, drinking from a glass jar.
TalkTools® Straw Kit featuring colorful straws, connectors, and instructional materials for speech therapy activities.
TalkTools® Straw Kit featuring colorful straws, connectors, and instructional materials arranged on a white background.
TalkTools® Straw Kit featuring various colorful straws in different shapes, including spirals and loops, with two connectors.
TalkTools® straw kit featuring seven colorful, flexible straws in various shapes and sizes, including purple, yellow, pink...
TalkTools® Straw Kit with a child using a green straw while an adult assists, both seated at a wooden table.
A child using a blue TalkTools® straw kit while drinking from a jar, with an adult&
A child with glasses uses a TalkTools® straw kit featuring a rubber duck attached, drinking from a glass jar.

TalkTools® Straw Kit

SKU: 1100
/
TalkTools® Straw Kit

TalkTools® Straw Kit

The TalkTools® Straw Kit contains all the tools needed to implement the Straw Hierarchy, a core component of Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) that develops tongue retraction, grading, lip rounding, and jaw-lip-tongue dissociation across twelve stages of development. Clinicians and clients alike appreciate the Straw Hierarchy for its measurable progression and motivating format.

Therapy Goals

  • Develop tongue retraction through graded straw drinking across twelve sequential stages
  • Improve jaw-lip-tongue dissociation using structured straw resistance and shape variations
  • Build controlled tongue movement and tongue grading for improved speech and feeding function
  • Strengthen lip rounding and protrusion as a foundation for target speech sounds
  • Promote oral motor skill carryover through a motivating, functional daily activity
  • Complete hierarchy kit: implements the TalkTools Straw Hierarchy from stage 1 through 12
  • Measurable progression: twelve stages provide clear benchmarks for therapy tracking and data collection
  • Expanded contents: includes one of each straw in the hierarchy, one replacement Straw #1, and two lip blocks
  • Adult option available: Adult Straw Kit variant supports mature clients needing adult-specific sizing
  • Protocol included: TalkTools original instruction booklet provides hierarchy guidelines
  • Continuing education option: a one-hour online Straw Therapy course is available for clinicians seeking more depth
  • Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) implementing OPT straw hierarchies for speech clarity
  • Feeding therapists targeting tongue retraction and lip rounding in pediatric and adult clients
  • Clients with tongue thrust, open-mouth posture, or jaw-lip-tongue dissociation difficulties
  • Children and adults with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, or low muscle tone
  • School-based, early intervention, and private practice settings
  • 1 x each straw in the TalkTools Straw Hierarchy (colors may vary)
  • 1 x replacement Straw #1
  • 2 x lip blocks
  • 1 x TalkTools original instruction booklet
  • Adult Straw Kit includes: Straw 2, Straw 3, Straw 4, Straw 5, Straw 6, Straw 7, Straw 8, Adult Straw with Blue Lip Block, 2 x Straw A/B, Straw C, Straw D, Yellow Lip Block, and Red Lip Block.
Material BPA-free plastic (verify specific straw material before publishing)
Dishwasher safe No
Safety and compliance BPA-free (verify before publishing)
Referenced in TalkTools one-hour online Straw Therapy course
  • Before first use, clean each straw with warm soapy water; rinse thoroughly
  • After each use, rinse straws with warm soapy water; allow to air dry completely
  • Not dishwasher safe
  • Avoid harsh abrasives or chemical solvents
  • Inspect straws before every use; replace any that show cracking, discoloration, or deterioration
Warning: Use with adult supervision at all times. Not recommended for use while sleeping. Inspect the product before every use and dispose of it properly at the first sign of damage or deterioration.