Oral-Facial Illustrations and Reference Guide (eBook)
Written by Char Boshart, M.A., CCC-SLP; Illustrated by Akie Hayashi
Clear, engaging visuals can make all the difference in therapy—especially when explaining complex oral structures and speech concepts to children, parents, and educators.
Oral-Facial Illustrations and Reference Guide is a comprehensive ebook featuring over 60 child-friendly visuals designed to support understanding and improve communication during therapy. Each illustration is paired with practical reference pages that explain the oral mechanism and speech sound production in a clear, accessible way. Whether you’re teaching a concept, reinforcing a skill, or educating caregivers, this guide helps bring your instruction to life.
- Enhance client understanding with clear, visually supported instruction.
- Improve engagement and participation, especially with younger clients.
- Simplify complex oral-facial concepts for parents and educators.
- Support carryover by providing easy-to-share visual references.
- Strengthen your explanations of speech sound production and oral functions.
- Save time with ready-to-use visuals and companion explanations.
- Contained in an easy-to-access and print eBook (pdf) format with over 60 child-friendly illustrations.
- You’ll appreciate the companion reference pages that explain key concepts and structures.
- It covers the following essential topics:
- Lips and oral cavity
- Tongue and lingual frenum
- Dental development timeline
- Dental malocclusions
- Hard and soft palates
- Pharynx and tonsils
- Facial shapes and oral resting postures
- Tongue placement for speech sounds
- And more
This handy eBook has become a speech therapy staple--widely used and valued by many speech-language pathologists.
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