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Jaw Grading Oral Motor Exercises with ARK's Bite Blocks
Posted by Debbie Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 31st Mar 2020
I always love adding new tools to my oral motor toolbox, and the Bite Blocks are no exception. These handy oral motor tools come in two different versions, both of which can be used to work o
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Oral Motor Exercises with the Z-Vibe
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 20th May 2013
What is oral motor therapy?
Oral motor therapy works on the oral skills necessary for proper speech and feeding development. For example, try saying "la la la" right now, paying attention t
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Jaw Grading & Stability
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 16th Jun 2011
Jaw grading is the ability to visually judge how far you need to open your mouth to take a bite out of certain foods and to say certain speech sounds. For example, say "ooooo" versus "aaahh" - can
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