February 2019
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Can movements help with Speech Challenges?
Dr. Harald Blomberg often talked about the innate rhythmic movements stimulating speech. He believes the reason is because the rhythmic movements stimulate and mature the cerebellum and there are direct pathways from the cerebellum to the speech centers in the cortex.
READ THIS From Abby, Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist and check out the research below showing that motor development is associated with language development.
"A few years ago, I was working with a six year old boy on his articulation. He had a lisp that he could correct in structured activities, but as soon as our session was over, he would revert back to lisping in conversation. I had learned that the palmar reflex can be tied to issues with articulation. I had him start doing an exercise to integrate the palmar reflex. (He was to touch each finger to his thumb in a 1-2-3-4-4-3-2-1 pattern.) His mom said he was doing this exercise every day for 2-4 weeks and that he went to bed with a lisp one night and woke up without the lisp the next day!"
--Abby W., MA, CCC-SLP
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Research Shows Motor Development "During the first eighteen months of life, infants acquire and refine a whole set of new motor skills that significantly change See the full study here. |
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Share this FREE Presentation If you want to help children feel more comfortable and happy, this presentation is for you. Neurodevelopmental movement is a hidden key for 30 mins, plus presentation slides |
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