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EXERCISE 3 (continued)
SUGGESTED TRAINING EXERCISE
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PLACE TOOL 1 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
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CLOSE THE LIPS AROUND THE "FOOTBALL SHAPE" ON THE HANDLE
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OPEN AND CLOSE THE LIPS
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RYTHMICALLY REPEAT 5 TIMES
EXERCISE 4
Precision and accuracy of articulated
sounds
A: GOAL: PRECISION OF MOVEMENT
BASELINE EXERCISE
PLACE TOOL 1 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH REPEAT
THE FOLLOWING SOUNDS AS MANY TIMES AS POSSIBLE WITH LIPS
CLOSING AROUND THE "FOOTBALL SHAPE" FOR EACH /p/ SOUND
puh puh puh puh puh.........
1: RECORD NUMBER OF /puh/ SOUNDS IN 10 SECONDS
2: RECORD THE NUMBER OF /puh/ SOUNDS MADE WITH CLEAR
ARTICULATION IN 10 SECONDS
T O O L 2
2
MUSCLES EXERCISED:
- GENIOGLOSSUS
- INTRINSIC MUSCLES OF
THE TONGUE
Phonetic articulator placement
for lingua-alveolar sounds
LIPS ARE RELAXED AND SLIGHTLY OPEN
ELEVATION OF THE TIP AND SIDES OF THE
TONGUE TO THE FRONT AND SIDES OF THE
HARD PALATE TO FORM A SEAL
ORAL AIR PRESSURE BUILDS UP BEHIND THE
TONGUE-PALATE SEAL
THE TONGUE PALATE SEAL IS SUDDENLY
OPENED, AND BREATH ESCAPES CREATING
THE EXPLOSIVE LINGUA-ALVEOLAR SOUNDS
( t/d/n/ )
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T H E ' T O N G U E T I P S T I M U L AT O R '
Intrinsic muscles
of the tongue
Diagram B: Tool 2 - Muscles exercised
B: GOAL: ACCURACY OF SOUNDS
BASELINE EXERCISE
PLACE TOOL 1 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
COUNT THE NUMBER OF REPETITIONS IN 5 SECONDS FOR EACH
OF THE FOLLOWING
1. puh pah pay poo
2. ape eep oop
SUGGESTED TRAINING EXERCISE
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PLACE TOOL 1 ON THE PALATE, BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
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PRODUCE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SOUNDS 5 TIMES MAKING
SURE THAT THE LIPS CLOSE AROUND THE "FOOTBALL SHAPE" FOR
/p/
EACH
SOUND
puh pah pay poo
1.
ape eep oop
2.
EXERCISE 5
Precision and accuracy of articulated
sounds
GOAL: ACCURACY OF SWALLOWING
SUGGESTED TRAINING EXERCISE
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TAKE A SIP OF WATER
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PLACE TOOL 1 ON THE PALATE BEHIND THE FRONT TEETH
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PLACE THE LIPS ON THE "FOOTBALL SHAPE" ON THE HANDLE.
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BITE THE TEETH ON THE HANDLE BEHIND THE "FOOTBALL SHAPE"
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PLACE TONGUE TIP IN THE HOLE IN THE TOOL
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SWALLOW ONLY WITH SALIVA WITH NO FOOD IN MOUTH
Genioglossus
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