Tongue Thrust Exercises 6

Tongue Exercises

Plaster the tongue, as in the previous exercise, up against the roof of the mouth. Open and close the mouth, making sure that each time the mouth is opened it is opened wide, stretching the tongue muscles. Do not allow the tongue to click down while doing this.

Open and close the mouth and jaw until the tongue becomes very tired. Try to do this 150 times. After 150 is reached, add 10 each time the exercise is done.

Sound Exercises

1. With the tip of the tongue positioned down behind the lower front teeth, make the /t/ sound and then the /s/ sound: (t-sssss), (t-sssss), (t-sssss), etc. Then reverse the sounds. Make the /s/ sound first followed by the /t/ sound. Do not change the position of the tongue (use the blade of the tongue for the /t/): (sssss-t), (sssss-t), (sssss-t), etc.

2. Make a list of words that begin with /st/ and practice them. When you practice, make certain the tongue tip stays down behind the bottom front teeth on the /st/ sound.

3. Put each /st/ word in a sentence or phrase and practice them, making sure the tongue tip stays down on the /st/ sound. Make the /t/ sound with the blade of the tongue on the alveolar ridge.

Detach and return to the speech therapist on _______________________________

Tongue Thrust Exercises #__

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Tongue Exercises
Sound Exercises

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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