Glenda Said:

tongue exercises for speech therapy?

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That ENT should have referred you to a speech pathologist (he/she should know that) for an evaluation. You would have been supplied with plenty of exercises.
Call and ask for a referral.

Charles Said:

What Kinds of At-Home Speech Therapy Exercises?

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/r/ can be a very tough sound to produce (it's the r in rabbit), even for a kid who doesn't have apraxia. Er (as in father), ar (as in car) and ir (as in fear) are a bit easier.
I found that tricking a kid into saying the sounds worked best for getting them in isolation and in syllables, then surprising them they could actually produce it correctly without realizing it. It can easily work with teens who have avoided all the r sounds.
I started with a funny, very short rhyme. "Thar's a bar (bear), "whar?" "? "over thar" "what's thar"? "a bar", "whar"?, etc.
I also used a technique I call "peeps", in which I barked like a seal, with a very short t at the end-- it's barely audible--"art, art, art".
Rarely did these fail. If, however, it didn't go well, growling like a dog can put the tongue in the correct position. It's good for "Ruh" as well as the vocalic r (er, ar, ir).
As you must know by now, doing deliberate tongue placement is very hard for an apraxic person, and voluntary movement can be nearly impossible; a disaster waiting to happen. The exception in this case is lip-rounding, thus producing w for r, a very common substitution.
Using the techniques here makes the tongue position an automatic response.
Good luck, and let me know how it goes.

Chad Said:

speech therapy exercises?

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ALPHABET...i have a very bad hearing loss ..like 80% i came out to good grades and good hearing with full on speaking...learning languages and getting 95%s at them 2. try to work on pronunciation and words like dog ....cat...ect. but pronounce and spit at them while...2 hehehe

Harvey Said:

Speech Therapy exercises? My son makes the thhh sound for S.?

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If this lisp is fixable...(it may not be)...

Get him to put his teeth together in a scary grin so his tounge can't escape. Make "snake hisses".
Tell him to keep his teeth together and push his tounge as close to the teeth as he can and go "ssssss"

Each time he does it, he could get a small sweetie.(candy?) He get's two for for a successful "Please may I have a sweetie"

Lydia Said:

Can anyone give me detailed instructions on how to do a Masseter pull exercise for speech therapy.?

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I hope this is what you were looking for. Its all I could find for you!

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/simple…

Tapping
Objective: To stimulate jaw masseter muscle.
Procedure: Tap masseter while muscle is relaxed and contract

Massage
Objective: To stimulate the jaw muscle (masseter).
Procedure: Massage using circular and up/down motions

Use a mirror to help you do these exercises. Practice 2 to 3 times a day for about 10 to 20 minutes. Try them all.

1. Open and close your mouth slowly several times. Be sure lips are all the way closed.

2. Pucker your lips, as for a kiss, hold, then relax. Repeat several times.

3. Spread lips into a big smile, hold, then relax. Repeat several times.

4. Pucker, hold, smile, hold. Repeat this alternating movement several times.

5. Open your mouth then try to pucker with your mouth wide open. Don't close your jaw. Hold, relax and repeat several times.

6. Close your lips tightly and press together. Relax and repeat.

7. Close your lips firmly, slurp all the saliva onto the top of your tongue.

8. Open your mouth and stick out your tongue. Be sure your tongue comes straight out of your mouth and doesn't go off to the side. Hold, relax and repeat several times. Work toward sticking your tongue out farther each day, but still pointing straight ahead.

9. Stick out your tongue and move it slowly from corner to corner of your lips. Hold in each corner, relax and repeat several times. Be sure your tongue actually touches each corner each time.

10. Stick out your tongue and try to reach your chin with the tongue tip. Hold at farthest point. Relax; repeat.