School-based SLPs don’t often get formal training in orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMDs), yet these challenges can directly impact students’ speech and oral function. In this episode of School of Speech, host Carolyn Dolby, MS, CCC-SLP, sits down with Tricia H. Rogers, MS, CCC-SLP, to offer clarity and practical tools for navigating OMDs in the school setting.
Together, they explore how to recognize signs of OMDs, the important distinctions between orofacial myofunctional therapy (OMT) and traditional oral motor exercises, and supportive strategies you can use right away, even without formal OMT training.
Tricia also introduces user-friendly tools like screeners, storytelling techniques, and her Miss Tongue and Friends series, making myofunctional concepts accessible, engaging, and directly applicable to your school-based practice.
Together, they explore how to recognize signs of OMDs, the important distinctions between orofacial myofunctional therapy (OMT) and traditional oral motor exercises, and supportive strategies you can use right away, even without formal OMT training.
Tricia also introduces user-friendly tools like screeners, storytelling techniques, and her Miss Tongue and Friends series, making myofunctional concepts accessible, engaging, and directly applicable to your school-based practice.
