ORAL PLACEMENT TO SPEECH: TRANSITIONING MUSCLE MEMORY INTO SPEECH SOUND PRODUCTION – TIMED AGENDA

8:30AM - 12:00PM (15 MIN BREAK AT 10:30AM)

• Oral Placement To Speech: Introduction
  • What is an Oral Placement Disorder?
  • What is Oral Placement Therapy (OPT)?
  • The 3 steps of the Phonetic Placement Approach by Van Riper
  • Examples of OPT
  • Evidence Based Practice
• Structural Concerns
• School Based Considerations
  • The Common Core
  • Individualized Education Plans
  • Goals and Objectives
  • Logistics of Sanitation and Health Safety

12:00PM - 1:00PM LUNCH

1:00PM - 4:00PM (15 MIN BREAK AT 2:30PM)

• A Three-Part Treatment Approach with Video Examples
  • Sensory-Motor
  • Feeding
  • OPT: Jaw-Lips-Tongue
  • Transitioning OPT to Speech
• Hands-On Practicum: Sensory Massage, Straw, Bite Block, Horn
• OPT-S
  • Jaw Heights: Easy, Moderate, Difficult
  • Word Choices
  • Generating Drills
• Data Collection and Management