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Tongue Exercises for Speech Therapy Toddler - Help Speech Development

Mar 16, 2023 Ultrassist

Tongue exercises are a common practice in speech therapy aimed at improving speech and communication skills. These exercises involve using specific movements and muscle groups of the tongue, mouth, and throat to help improve speech production, clarity, and coordination.

Here are some common tongue exercises used in speech therapy:

  1. Tongue push-ups: This exercise involves pushing the tongue up against the roof of the mouth and holding it there for a few seconds. This helps to strengthen the tongue muscles, which are essential for speech production.
  1. Tongue stretches: This exercise involves sticking the tongue out as far as possible and holding it in that position for a few seconds. This helps to stretch and loosen the tongue muscles, making it easier to move the tongue and form sounds.
  1. Tongue twisters: This exercise involves repeating specific words or phrases that contain challenging sounds or combinations of sounds. This helps to improve speech articulation and clarity.
  1. Tongue elevation exercises: This exercise involves lifting the tongue to touch the roof of the mouth behind the front teeth. This helps to improve the coordination of the tongue and mouth during speech production.
  1. Lip and tongue trills: This exercise involves vibrating the lips or tongue by blowing air through them. This helps to improve muscle control and coordination of the lips and tongue during speech production.

These exercises help with speech development by strengthening and improving the coordination of the muscles used in speech production. They can also help to improve speech articulation, clarity, and fluency.

Effective Tools Help Tongue Exercises:

There are several tools that can be used to assist with tongue exercises in children, including:

Tongue depressors: These are flat wooden sticks used to hold the tongue down while performing exercises.

Straw exercises: Using a straw to perform specific exercises that help improve tongue and lip muscle strength and coordination.

Chewy tubes: These rubber tubes can be chewed on to improve oral motor strength and coordination.

Oral vibrators: These are small handheld devices that vibrate and can stimulate the muscles of the tongue, lips, and mouth.

Mouth Model with Moveable Tongue: Mimicly demonstrates tongue movement while correctly speaking, and practice the tongue exercise more excitingly at home with the toddlers.

Ultrassist Speech Therapy Mouth Hand Puppets

Mouth Hand Puppet with Tongue: Has a basic oral structure, including the upper and lower jaw, 28 teeth, and tongue. It can be used to teach children the basic techniques of brushing teeth and oral hygiene, and English and Chinese phonetics. 

Mouth Hand Puppet for Speech Therapy

Overall, tongue exercises are an essential part of speech therapy and can help children improve their speech and communication skills. They should be performed under the guidance of a qualified speech-language pathologist.

 

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