Tongue/ oral control ex's

TONGUE

1.     Open your mouth and poke out your tongue.  Be sure your tongue is straight out, not resting on your lips or pointing to either side.  Hold this position for 2 seconds.  Practise slowly 10 times.

2.     Open your mouth and this time pull your tongue right to the back of your mouth.  Practise this slowly 10 times.

3.     Poke out your tongue and move it slowly from corner to corner of your lips.  Practise this slowly 10 times.

4.     Poke out your tongue and move it from corner to corner as quickly as you can be sure to check that it is moving right into each corner.  Try this 5 times.

5.     Poke out your tongue and point it down towards your chin.  Hold it there for 2 seconds.  Practise this slowly and carefully 10 times.

6.     Poke out your tongue and try to point it up towards your nose.  Hold it there for 2 seconds.  Practise this slowly 10 times.

7.     Lick your lips slowly and carefully.  Practise this 10 times.

8.     Put your hand on your cheek (your stronger side).  Now put your tongue in your cheek and push against your hand.  Practise this 5 times. Now try exactly the same thing but on your weaker side.

9.     Practise clicking your tongue off the roof of your mouth. 

Do this 10 times.

Tongue/ oral control exercises

-       Chewing ice/ moving around in mouth.

-       Moving a polo on a string in the mouth

-       Use a spoon as a reference point – touch the spoon with your tongue.