About Product : ★ A TalkTools bestseller that promotes jaw strength, stability, and grading ★ Includes two sets of six Bite Blocks and TalkTools original instruction booklet ★ Reusable, durable and easy to clean ★ Hard, textured surface
This essential tool is used in the famous activity “Bite Block hierarchy.” Jaw Grading Bite Blocks promote symmetrical jaw strength, stability, and grading for clients with weak jaw musculature evidenced during speech sound production or feeding (i.e. reduced mobility, sliding, or jutting). As many OPT (Oral Placement Therapy) tools, it is used both to diagnose and treat. Excellent for use with Dysarthria, Apraxia and Dyspraxia.
“This tool is a must have for any child with Down syndrome or any person that experiences jaw sliding during speech and or smiling. It comes with clear directions that you have to follow in order for the tool to work... so don’t go too fast! Many children have eliminated jaw sliding during speech and smiling due to this tool! Thank you Sara Rosenfeld Johnson for creating this life changing tool! Thank you TalkTools for continuing to provide great tools and directions so that you can use these with or without the direction of a therapist!”