Tongue thrust program

But Swallow Right does provide an excellent groundwork to which I add things, subtract things, adjust the timeline, etc. Tongue thrust therapy falls under the umbrella of orofacial myofunctional therapy. I started doing myofunctional therapy back in the early 70s, that's when I had my first case. At the time there were very few resources on the topic, so I had to figure it out on my own along with the Swallow Right book. Luckily today there are many more courses and seminars you can take.

Keep in mind that not everyone who has a tongue thrust needs to have it corrected. There are plenty of children and adults who have a tongue thrust and their speech is within functional limits. But if it affects one's speech, dentition, breathing, etc. In addition to the Swallow Right program, I also recommend drinking from a straw, ideally with a Lip Blok. Each weekly guideline contains multiple exercises to be taught by the Speech Language Pathologist to a client on a consistent weekly basis.

The client then practices the exercises throughout the week, tracking their practice on the exercise worksheets. The videos, written descriptions, and tips are provided to ensure the exercises are taught and practiced correctly. You can also purchase the "Tongue Thrust Therapy" App on the app store which provides you with the entire tongue thrust therapy program. Teachers Pay Teachers is an online marketplace where teachers buy and sell original educational materials.

Are you getting the free resources, updates, and special offers we send out every week in our teacher newsletter? Grade Level. Resource Type. Interactive resources you can assign in your digital classroom from TpT. Easel Activities. Pre-made digital activities. Add highlights, virtual manipulatives, and more. Browse Easel Activities. Easel Assessments. I actually saw someone who ONLY exhibited a tongue thrust when drinking from a straw or soda bottle. So you need to make sure you assess various swallowing situations at rest, swallowing liquids from a cup, straw, bottle, swallowing solids, etc.

For more information on the evaluation process and assessment protocol, click here. Secondly, often times persons with tongue thrust are referred for speech therapy solely because of its effects on their dentition open bites, overbites, etc.

In my experience, it is much easier to remediate misarticulations that are in conjunction with a tongue thrust AFTER typical swallow pattern is achieved and mastered.

So the big question is how do we remediate a tongue thrust? I have made a tongue thrust remediation program to answer that very question.