What types of cues did you see us use to get a clear “ch” sound?

1️⃣ the primary cue was a gestural cue - this helped to get a strong, long sound
2️⃣ we also included some verbal feedback about “round lips”

Just another reminder about the importance of layering your cues - and how every child will require different cues!

Find all the cues to elicit the “ch” sound in the Ch & J Sound Handbook 💪🏼

#articulationtherapy #articulation #speechdelay #speechdelaykids #schoolslp #speechsounds #adventuresinspeechpathology
“Ugggghhh… not those cards again” - we’ve all heard it before! Why not try Articulation Squares for something different?

✅ they fit x48 pictures on one page
✅ provide a visual cue to help the child say their sound clearly
✅ and you can use them with SO MANY activities

Check out Articulation Squares at Adventures in Speech Pathology

#adventuresinspeechpathology #speechsounddisorders #speechsounds #articulation #articulationtherapy #speechdelay
Parents can forget, or might not be able to attend your speech therapy session.

My top tip is to record you explaining what you say! It makes sure everyone is on the same page 👏🏼

#speechsounds #speechsounddisorders #speechdelay #speechpath #speechdelaykids #adventuresinspeechpathology
Day 2 of our Bjorem Cruise 👏🏼 

1️⃣ Navigating the ship was an experience in itself
2️⃣ Loved all the videos about CAS from @bjoremspeech 
3️⃣ I got to explore Nassau, Bahamas and swim in that water (and get dysregulated with loud music and hangry 😝) with my travel buddy @freetobeme.speech 
4️⃣ Bumped in to the phenomenal @speakingofsamantics team (Sam and Scott) on the boat
5️⃣ Games night was HILARIOUS! Our field cracks me up @mrsspeechiep 
6️⃣ it was just nice to “dress up” and explore the ship!

#bjoremcruise #speechpathology #adventuresinspeechpathology
Why am I late with my Bjorem Speech Cruise recaps? Who’s got time to splice these together when you’re laughing, connecting, and gathering 100ish talkative SLPs together?!

Special mention to our keynote speaker, the incredible @phuonglienpalafox, my SLP besties @rocktherspeech, @freetobeme.speech and @mrsspeechiep - and the entire @bjoremspeech team who made this possible.

Our sponsors delivered on the goodies bags👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 @speakingofsamantics @meaviatoys @daileyeducationalservices 

#adventuresinspeechpathology #bjoremcruise #speechpathology
I love our sponsored shirts printed by @emilybspeech on the Bjorem Cruise 👏🏼 shoutout to @fundamental.therapy for our lanyards… how cool is my belt hack?! 

@bjoremspeech  #speech #speechtherapist #slpath #articulation #schoolslp
Whooo 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 made it on board and officially checked in for the 2025 Bjorem Speech Cruise @bjoremspeech 

So excited to to connect and present with all the SLPs on board! Follow my stories for all the behind the scenes!

#bjoremspeech #adventuresinspeechpathology #speechpathologist #speechpathology
I was sleep deprived, time zone confused and a little overwhelmed at presenting in front of REAL LIFE SLPs for the first time in my career.

I love that the 2024 Bjorem Cruise 🚢 and Jen from @bjoremspeech offered me an opportunity and the right song to just make me feel like I could do this!

Can’t wait for next week!! I’ll be presenting about something I’m passionate about: getting high practice trials in speech therapy for working with SSDs.

#speechsounddisorders #bjoremspeech #speechsounds #ebpslp
Learn how to teach and elicit the ‘sh’ sound with these verbal instructions  and carefully chosen words to encourage round lips👌🏼

#adventuresinspeechpathology #speechsounddisorders #speechdelay #articulationtherapy #speechdelaykids #speechpath
I could keep coming up with more mini ideas… should I make a round two version?

Minis from @speechtreeco 

#speechsounds #schoolslp #articulationtherapy #adventuresinspeechpathology #speechpath #slp2be
You don’t HAVE TO ELICIT A SOUND IN ISOLATION FIRST 😅

Yep, feel that relief! You can carefully screen for possible facilitative contexts, and see if certain vowels or consonants can encourage (or facilitate) a clearer sound!

#adventuresinspeechpathology #speechsounds #speechsounddisorders #speechdelay #articulation
I’ve updated my vocabulary (part of being a Know Better, Do Better SLP).

The last one (swapping “correct” for “clear”) is a personal choice after reflecting on my own child’s speech journey.

What words have you changed?

#articulation #speechsounddisorders #speechsounds #speechdelay #schoolslp #adventuresinspeechpathology
If you child deletes the second consonant sound in a cluster, you may need to work on that smaller word chunk (e.g., “lice”), and THEN try adding the /s/ at the start to make the cluster.

#speechsounddisorders #speechsounds #speechdelay #adventuresinspeechpathology

Oral Motor Exam Assessment Cards

$7.50

When children are reluctant to engage in oral motor assessments, it can be hard to gather the information you need for a thorough assessment. These Oral Motor Exam Assessment Cards are designed to help you thoroughly assess the child’s oral motor functions, but in a fun child-friendly way. With engaging visuals and instructions that make sense to children, you will have the information you need in no time. Also included is a two-page assessment form to help you record your findings.

(8 customer reviews)

Description

Have you ever struggled to elicit a simple oral motor evaluation with your students? Do you find that children are reluctant to open their mouths, or are confused by some of the directions in typical oral-facial exams?

Download the Oral Motor Assessment Cards if you want:

➊ — child-friendly instructions and pictures that make sense to children
➋ — to try to increase participation during an oral-facial exam
❸ — a digital oral motor version for online/telehealth evaluations
❹ — an easy-to-follow, two-page assessment form to record your findings

These colorful and engaging cards contain relatable and funny actions such as ‘move your tongue like a puppy wagging its tail’, to increase participation (especially with your preschool-aged students) but MORE IMPORTANTLY, allow you to get the information that you need about a child’s oral motor functioning.

Don’t want to print? This file contains a separate PDF document so that you can upload the informal assessment to your tablet and use as a quick to access, on-the-go option. Just use your favorite way to transfer PDFs to your iPad (like dropbox) and save in a place such as iBooks (free app on the iPad) and it will always be stored there for easy access.

Read on the Blog my tips and tricks to getting an oral motor evaluation done.

The cards are may help as part of your everyday assessment, particularly for children with speech difficulties. Make it play-based and have toys, puppets, and pretend food so that you can elicit these cards easily as part of dynamic assessment. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of oral motor movements, so I have listed below what the cards cover in terms of oral movements.

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CONTENTS:
The cards included for the oral movements:
✅ — Jaw – open, open-close
✅ — Lips – protrusion, retraction, lip seal, rapid protrusion-retraction
✅ — Tongue – appearance, protrusion, retraction, depression, elevation, lateralization, rapid lateralization
✅ — Oral exam card (to look in the child’s mouth) – dentition, palate, tonsils, and soft palate
✅ — DDK cards for /p/, /t/, /k/ and “pat-a-cake”
✅ — Two-page Oral Motor Screener form
✅ — For an idea on size – there are 4 cards to a page for the printed version, but one card to a page for the iPad document. If you are wanting to save the 21-page ‘tablet’ version to your iPad, I just save the PDF in my free iBooks app so that it is always there.
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What SLP’s like you are saying:

❝ Great product for my little kiddos on caseload. It makes oral-mechs fun for everyone!❞

❝ My kids love the visuals and are more willing to imitate OM movements with them!❞

❝ LOVE IT! Such a fun and engaging way to do oral motor exams.❞

❝ Fun and kids love it. They think they’re pulling silly faces at me.❞

❝ Finally – a way to make oral motor assessments fun and engaging!❞

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This is a digital file and is licensed for one person to use. Upon purchase, you will receive a link to download the product. Printing and assembly of the product may be required. For more information about single-person use, please refer to our Terms of Use.

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8 reviews for Oral Motor Exam Assessment Cards

  1. Jessica B. (verified owner)

    I love using these visuals while I’m doing an oral mech exam! They’re playful and colorful and silly, but also informative and helpful for me. Highly recommend!

  2. Madison F. (verified owner)

    These are a great resource to complete an oral-mech without your student realizing they’re even doing one! I have a copy downloaded on my iPad and the students love the pictures. Great resource for evaluations and screenings.”

  3. Stefanie H. (verified owner)

    LOVE these pictures! It makes an oral motor examination more engaging and comprehensible to little ones. Thank you!

  4. Rebecca S. (verified owner)

    This was a great resource for preforming an Oral Motor Exam! My students were able to understand exactly what to do from the kid friendly pictures!

  5. Abbey W. (verified owner)

    Absolutely love everything and anything by AISP. The pictures help my students understand exactly what movements to do, and make the OMA really fun and engaging for them. The score form is so useful too. This resource is a MUST for all pead slps!!!

  6. Kelsey S. (verified owner)

    I love ALL things Adventures in Speech Pathology! If Rebecca makes it- I’m buying it! Lol This product is so cute and engaging when trying to motivate a student to participate in an oral motor exam. Thank you for this fun resource!

  7. Catherine

    This was such a good deal for what it is! A really useful and very kid friendly resource!

  8. Felicity (verified owner)

    Fantastic resource, so much fun to use. Thank you so much for creating this resource.

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