Tongue Thrust Exercises 9
Tongue Exercises
Chew as many pieces of sugarless gum or bubblegum as possible, all at one time. Keep the lips closed and when you swallow, make sure the tongue goes up and back and does not touch or push on the front teeth. Chew hard; keep chewing until the tongue and jaw muscles are fatigued and you can’t chew any longer.
The larger the wad of gum and the harder you chew, the more beneficial this exercise is. Bee’s wax may be substituted for gum.
Sound Exercises
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With the tip of the tongue positioned down
behind the lower teeth, make the /ds/ sound repeatedly.
Make the sound with the tongue blade on the alveolar ridge. Note: in this
exercise, the /s/ in /ds/ has the sound of /z/.
Detach and return to the speech therapist on _______________________________
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My child did this week’s home assignments as indicated above and I have recorded the number of minutes for each group of exercises.
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