Mouth Madness: Oral Motor Activities for Children (Paperback)

~ Catherine Orr (Author), Nora Voutas (Illustrator) "Oral action plays are simple "finger plays" done with the mouth..." (more)
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Product Description

This manual features games, rhymes, and manipulative tasks to help preschool and primary school children with hearing impairment, oral dyspraxia, and articulation problems. Children will learn feeding and verbal skills through oral imitation and motor planning. The games target higher organizational levels of motor planning for oral motor skills. These activities provide a natural focus on the mouth, an approach that can be shared with children who do not have disabilities. Games include saying silly sentences and rhymes and making funny faces.

Key Features
* Illustrations, photographs, and detailed instructions provide precise information for applying oral motor activities
* Activities are appropriate for individual, small groups, or large group therapy
* High-interest, age-appropriate activities reinforce oral motor planning and breath control
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About the Author

Catherine Orr, M.A., OTR, BCP is an assistant professor at Texas Woman's University in Dallas, Texas and an occupational therapy consultant at Callier Preschool at the Dallas Regional Day School for the Deaf. She is certified in sensory integration and praxia tests administration and is a board certified pediatric therapist. She received her Bachelor of Science in allied Health-Occupational Therapy from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. Orr earned her Master of Arts in Occupational Therapy from Texas Women's University and is a doctoral candidate with a concentration in Kinesiology Motor Behavior at Texas Women's University.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 107 pages
• Publisher: Therapy Skill Builders; 1 edition (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076164850X
• ISBN-13: 978-0761648505
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,055,803 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun for all preschoolers, April 1, 2003

By	Erin Maiello (Stanhope, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This is a great book for all preschool kids whose oral motor skills are still developing. I am a teacher and a mom with a son who has articulation problems. We do the games and activities as a family and all of my kids ( ages 1, 3, 5) enjoy doing them. Speech therapy is really expensive and I was happy to get this guide to augment what the therapist is doing. I'm sharing the info with my son's preschool teachers and they love it too. The activities are simple, easy to understand, and use things you have around the house. Hats off to Ms. Orr. This is a must have for all preschool teachers, and the parents of any child with even mild articulation problems.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!, May 5, 2005

By	Tracy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Motor Madness: Silly Oral Motor Activities (Paperback)

My son is 28 months old and has very little speech. He also has a problem sticking his tongue out and using his lips. It was if he just couldn't figure out how now matter how hard he tried. We tried practicing in a mirror and many other things. I didn't have much hope for this book but I figured it was worth a try. Well when we got it he began trying to stick out his tongue to the side just like the picture of the boy on the cover! I think the pictures of other kids help to motivate him and because the pictures don't change like a video. This enables him to be able look at the picture and try to mimic no matter how long it takes him. GREAT BOOK!

18 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!, April 1, 2000

By	Big Daddy Garth (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This book is excellent! It is especially suited for both preschool teachers and teachers who deal with smaller children with mental disorders. I reccomend this book to any teacher of small children, as well as intersted parents.