
Explore practical oral motor therapy for speech and feeding dysfunctions, guided by a speech language pathologist, in an engaging online learning experience for parents, professionals, students, and caregivers.
Meet the instructor, a pediatric speech therapist with experience in developmental disabilities and speech disorders, who leads workshops and authors skill development manuals for children with autism and special needs.
Understand what you learn in the oral motor therapy course and how the curriculum supports your learning goals.
Develop vegetative oral motor skills for speech and feeding by using blowing activities, straw drinking, biting and chewing, and mirror-based visual feedback to strengthen lip, tongue, and cheek coordination.
Explore oral motor exercises that strengthen the tongue, lips, and jaw to improve speech and feeding; learn simple tests and demonstrations to guide children with motor impairments.
Support families and caregivers of children with special needs through practical guidance for oral motor therapy and skill-building that promote lasting happiness, reduce isolation, and encourage reaching out for support.
Oral Motor Therapy uses a variety of exercises to develop awareness, strength, co-ordination and mobility of the oral muscles. Master the oral skills and oral motor exercises needed for speech production and feeding dysfunction. Gives a clear picture on intervention techniques for determining oro-facial movement patterns. Learning compensatory handling techniques for speech impairment and swallowing difficulty.