Oral motor therapy goals

Oral-motor exercises are used as part of speech and language therapy to help individuals who have difficulty producing speech. Oral-motor exercises additionally help individuals who have difficulty moving the oral-motor muscles lips, vocal folds, tongue and jaw which are used for eating and drinking. Oral-motor exercises can be used to treat both young people and adults who have difficulty using their muscles of speech and swallowing effectively. Oral-motor exercises are specialised exercises which aim to improve the strength, control and coordination of the oral muscles tongue, lips, vocal folds and the jaw. Oral-motor exercises are used in therapy by consistently practising exercises in a drill like manner. Oral-motor exercises can be used for both adults and children.

Most people know the Grabber , Y-Chew , and Guitar as non-food chewing tools that provide a safe alternative to nail biting, chewing on pencils, etc. Rotary Chewing. Rhythmic Chewing. Lip Closure.

What actually needs to go into a goal? Plus, we spell out exactly what needs to go into every goal. These are the most common short-term goals for adult speech therapy patients, covering all major areas of treatment from aphasia to voice. This goal bank is not comprehensive.

Kids In Motion is committed to addressing many oral issues with children. In many years of therapy with both Occupational therapist and Speech therapist, it became clear for the need to address many issues for children concerning their tongue, mouth and lips. For other children, an aversion to eating different textures of food. We have developed programs that addresses many phases of feeding and mouth structures where disorganization and dysfunction can occur.