Talk Tools
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Jaw Grading Bite Blocks - TalkTools® Sensory Friendly Purple (2 sets) |
Some clients may prefer biting into a softer surface as they work their way through the Bite Block hierarchy. These new, softer Bite Blocks are the appropriate choice for them. The Sensory-Friendly Bite Blocks work in exactly the same manner as the original version, but are constructed of a softer, more pliable material. Each package includes the two sets of six Bite Blocks required to complete Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson’s Bite Block Hierarchy. Instruction sheet included. PRICE: $48.00 |
Jaw Grading Bite Blocks - TalkTools® Red (2 sets) |
The highly-functional Jaw Grading Bite Blocks promote symmetrical jaw strength, jaw stability, and work on jaw grading through varying jaw heights. The kit can also be used to teach jaw position and muscle memory for standard speech sound production. Excellent for use with apraxic/dyspraxic clients. Includes two sets of six reusable, durable Bite Blocks and instructions for use. PRICE: $48.00 |
Jaw Exercising Bite Tube Set 4 Pack |
This set of "Bite Tubes" includes one each of the red and yellow Chewy Tubes and purple and green ARK's Grabbers. The instructions included with the set detail the means by which these four tools can be used in a hierarchy of increasing difficulty for development of jaw stability. PRICE: $37.70
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Bubble Kit |
The Bubble Kit is a great way to get started on Sara R. Johnson's bubble hierarchy. The items included were chosen for their capacity to promote abdominal grading, lip closure, lip rounding, and tongue retraction. Instructions included. PRICE: $40.95 |
Bubble Tube |
The TalkTools Bubble Tube, used as part of Sara R. Johnson's airflow hierarchy, promotes abdominal grading, controlled oral airflow, lip rounding, and tongue retraction. PRICE: $7.96 |
Button Pull Exercise Kit - TalkTools® |
The Button Pull Exercise Kit helps address saliva control through development of proper lip closure. Use it as a component of your oral-motor exercise program to develop endurance and skill in the orbicularis-oris muscle as a prerequisite for standard speech sound production (bilabials in particular). WARNING! - CHOKING HAZARD Adult Supervision Required To Implement This Program. PRICE: $7.34 |
DVD - As A Parent: What Can I Do? |
Sara Rosenfeld- Johnson decided to make this DVD specifically for parents with questions about feeding safety and speech clarity. PRICE: $20.00 |
DVD - Bubbles as Therapy (1hr) |
This one-hour DVD features Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson taking you step-by-step through her techniques for therapeutic bubble-blowing. Watch as she describes how this therapy increases abdominal strength, prolonged oral airflow, lip closure, and lip rounding. Includes TalkTools Bubble Kit. DVD is approved for ASHA or AOTA CEUs (0.1 CEUs, self-study). PRICE: $88.00 |
DVD - Down Syndrome Population (6hr) |
This six-hour seminar, featuring Lori Overland, M.S., CCC-SLP, focuses on the development of oral-motor and feeding skills in the Down syndrome population from birth to adulthood. Includes DVD, workbook , and CEU Paperwork. Approved for both ASHA and AOTA CEUs (0.6 CEUs, self-study). PRICE: $261.00 |
DVD - Feeding Therapy (12hr)  |
In this 12-hour workshop, Lori Overland takes you through a step-by-step approach to teaching clients tolerance of touch, enabling them to learn to eat and use oral-motor therapy tools. By purchasing the course, you will always have an invaluable reference at your fingertips. This DVD is approved for 1.2 CEUs (ASHA or AOTA, self-study). Includes: 1 DVD set, 2 workbooks & 2 CEU packets. PRICE: $430.00 |
DVD - Forms for Oral-Motor Assessment DVD  |
This DVD is comprised of forms for taking client information (developmental and medical history), speech and oral-motor assessments, plus therapy forms to be used for all your oral-motor, speech, and feeding data collection. PRICE: $49.00 |
DVD - Horns as Therapy w/ Kit (1hr)  |
In this one-hour DVD, Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson details the "how and why" of horn therapy. Learn how horns work to improve abdominal grading, controlled oral airflow, velo-pharyngeal function, and ultimately develop speech clarity. Includes TalkTools original Horn Kit. Horns as Therapy Tools DVD for CEU credit (1 credit hour; 0.1 ASHA or AOTA self-study CEUs). PRICE: $88.00 |
DVD - Straws as Therapy w/ Kit (1hr)  |
This one-hour DVD will teach you how Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson's straw hierarchy can improve tongue retraction, lip rounding, and feeding skills, contributing to the development of standard speech production. Includes TalkTools Straw Kit, Straws as Therapy Tools DVD, & 1 CEU packet (1 hour; 0.1 ASHA or AOTA). PRICE: $88.00 |
Drooling Remediation Program - TalkTools®  |
Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson's step-by-step approach to controlling drooling is not a behavioral approach; it addresses the cause of the problem from an oral-motor perspective. WARNING! - CHOKING HAZARD Adult Supervision Required To Implement This Program. PRICE: $187.00 |
Blowing Duration Tubes -TalkTools®  |
Duration Tubes provide a visual cue for increasing controlled airflow. By lengthening the tube and switching from the fuzzy to the plastic ball you can make the exercise more difficult as your client gains proficiency. WARNING! - CHOKING HAZARD Adult Supervision Required To Implement This Program. PRICE: $14.25 |
Honey Bear w/Flex Straw - TalkTools® |
The Honey Bear allows you to control the flow of liquid into a child´s mouth and encourages children to learn how to straw drink. It can also be used to transition from bottle-feeding to cup drinking. You will appreciate the spill-proof lid. PRICE: $11.75 |
Original Horn Kit - TalkTools® |
A TalkTools original! This motivational therapy tool serves as a beneficial adjunct to traditional therapy techniques. The horn kit is designed to normalize oral musculature, correct articulation errors, improve abdominal grading and speech clarity, and also serves as a prerequisite for working on oral-nasal contrasts. Instructions included. Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson, MS, CCC/SLP has re-configured the Horn Blowing Hierarchy. Horn #9 (Airplane Horn) and Horn #14 (Balloon Horn) are no longer components of this kit. This change will NOT affect the Hierarchy in any way. WARNING! - CHOKING HAZARD Adult Supervision Required To Implement This Program. |
Lip Closure Horn Kit - TalkTools® |
This Horn Kit only includes those horns that focus on primary lip closure, lip rounding, and airflow patterns. Instructions included. WARNING! - CHOKING HAZARD Adult Supervision Required To Implement This Program. PRICE: $41.00 |
Lip Protrusion Horn Kit - TalkTools® |
This Horn Kit helps normalize the oral musculature by promoting lower jaw stability, lip protrusion, and airflow control. Instructions included. WARNING! - CHOKING HAZARD Adult Supervision Required To Implement This Program. PRICE: $38.00 |
Tongue Retraction Horn Kit - TalkTools® |
This Horn Kit advances speech clarity by increasing lip protrusion, tongue retraction, and the prolongation of controlled oral airflow. Also great for clients with an interdental lisp or guttural /l/ or /r/ distortion. WARNING! - CHOKING HAZARD Adult Supervision Required To Implement This Program.. PRICE: $45.00 |
Jaw Exerciser Kit - TalkTools® |
Once clients have completed all grades of the Bite Blocks, they are ready to move on to the Jaw Exerciser Kit. This kit addresses jaw stability, facilitates symmetrical jaw strength, and works on jaw grading through movement to ensure standard speech sound development. Can be easily cleaned for multiple-client use. Instructions included. PRICE: $47.00 |
Jaw Program -TalkTools® (Complete, with Book and Charts) |
This program includes all of the tools necessary to complete the exercises found in Sara's newest book, Assessment and Treatment of the Jaw, and comes complete with the book itself. Includes DVD - Forms for Oral-Motor Assessment, all in a convenient carrying and storage case. See additional info for program contents. PRICE: $342.80 |
Lip Block - TalkTools® |
These lip blocks are designed for clients who may not want a "cute" lip block! Made of FDA-approved material, they are approved for oral usage and can be cleaned for use with multiple clients. Lip blocks fit our Straws #2 & 3, straws not provided. PRICE: $1.77 |
Pre-Hierarchy Horn |
The Pre-Hierarchy Horn sounds off with both inhalation and exhalation. Combined with the wide mouth opening, this proven tool helps very young children and clients with minimal airflow progress to the Original Horn Kit. Also for those who cannot blow Horn #1. Instructions included. PRICE: $13.25 |
SMILE Program Complete - TalkTools® |
The SMILE (SysteMatic Intervention for Lingual Elevation) Program, developed by Robyn Merkel-Walsh, is a fun therapy program for tongue thrust remediation. This program, featuring "Mr. Smile," targets speech and swallowing skills in a 14-step hierarchy. WARNING! - CHOKING HAZARD Adult Supervision Required To Implement This Program. PRICE: $112.75 |
Straw Kit - TalkTools® |
An excellent supplement to traditional therapy techniques, and the best exercise available to promote tongue retraction and controlled tongue movements. The hierarchy promotes jaw-lip-tongue dissociation through twelve stages of development. Instructions included. PRICE: $35.40 |
Tongue Depressors - Grape |
Tongue Depressors can be used to promote lip closure, nose breathing, and saliva control. Box of 50. PRICE: $12.96 |
Tongue Depressors - Strawberry |
Tongue Depressors can be used to promote lip closure, nose breathing, and saliva control. Box of 50. PRICE: $12.96 |
| Tongue Tip Lat-Elev Tool Set - TalkTools® |
These remarkable tools teach tongue-tip lateralization, elevation and depression for improved feeding skills and speech clarity. Their design helps establish jaw stability to facilitate independent movement of the tongue tip for lateralization across midline and for elevation and depression of the tongue tip. PRICE: $35.00 |
Toothettes (20 pack) |
You can never have enough Toothettes® on hand. Excellent for increasing or decreasing oral sensitivity prior to feeding, oral exercise, or speech sound production work. 20 per pack. PRICE: $10.76 |
Vibrator & Toothettes - TalkTools® |
The hand-held Vibrator & Toothette® provide an excellent option to promote awareness of the oral cavity and to relax "fixing." It is also a valuable tool for diagnosing oral sensitivity. Includes 20 Toothettes® PRICE: $14.00 |