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Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders (OMD)
What are orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMD)? With OMD, the tongue moves forward in an exaggerated way during speech and/or swallowing. The tongue may lie too far forward during rest or..
The Importance of Play
Stages of play is a theory and classification of children's participation in play developed by Mildred Parten in 1932. Parten recognized six different types of play: Unoccupied (play) – when..
Treating speech subsystems in Childhood Apraxia of Speech with tactual input: The PROMPT approach
Philip S. Dale University of New Mexico Deborah A. Hayden PROMPT Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico Purpose: PROMPT (Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets) is a treatment approach for..
Child Speech and Language
Below is a link to a website that fully describes speech and language disorders. http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/ChildSandL.htm Speech Disorders Childhood Apraxia of Speech Dysarthria Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders Speech Sound Disorders: Articulation and..
Speech and Language Milestone Chart
As a parent it is very important to become involved in your child's development. Listed below are some speech and language milestones with suggested activities that facilitate speech/language communication and..