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Number 4 Super Duper ® Handy Handouts! ©2000 Super Duper® Publications. For personal use only. Commercial use is strictly prohibited. Good Oral Habits for Speech Production A habit is “an acquired behavior that occurs involuntarily.” Sometimes the word “habit” has a negative connotation, as it is something we feel we do without self control. Smoking, looking both ways when crossing the street, nail biting and neatness can all be habits. Obviously some habits, like smoking, can cause damage while other habits, like eating fruit every day, are very beneficial. Oral habits include behaviors involving the oral cavity (tongue, lips, palate, teeth, gums.) Oral habits include: brushing teeth gum chewing r e i f i c a p a n o g n i k c u s g n i k o m s digit and thumb sucking biting the inside of the mouth mouthing objects drooling tongue popping/clicking flossing tongue thrusting mouth breathing straw and cup drinking suckling nail biting by By: Robyn Merkel-Piccini MA, CCC-SLP

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Page 1: 04 good oral habits - Super Duper Publications · 2010-03-19 · Good Oral Habits for Speech Production A habit is “an acquired behavior that occurs involuntarily.” Sometimes

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Good Oral Habits for Speech Production

A habit is “an acquired behavior that occurs involuntarily.” Sometimes theword “habit” has a negative connotation, as it is something we feel we do withoutself control. Smoking, looking both ways when crossing the street, nail biting andneatness can all be habits. Obviously some habits, like smoking, can cause damagewhile other habits, like eating fruit every day, are very beneficial.

Oral habits include behaviors involving the oral cavity (tongue, lips, palate, teeth,gums.)

Oral habits include:

• brushing teeth • gum chewing

• reificap a no gnikcus •gnikoms

• digit and thumb sucking • biting the inside of the mouth

• mouthing objects • drooling

• tongue popping/clicking • flossing

• tongue thrusting • mouth breathing

• straw and cup drinking • suckling

• nail biting

byBy: Robyn Merkel-Piccini MA, CCC-SLP

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Some of these habits are a normal part of oral development. For example, allchildren tongue thrust until approximately 3-4 years old. Most children will alsotake a pacifier at some time. Problems occur when these habits do not resolve bythe school-aged years. For example, there is a link between tongue thrusting, mouth breathing, drooling, and thumb sucking behaviors and the presence of articulationdisorders.

As a classroom teacher, or parent, it’s important to be aware that children whoare receiving speech therapy for articulation and/or oral motor therapy may have certain habits that are impeding their progress in therapy. You should alert thespeech therapist if you see a speechstudent doing any of the following:

• drooling• constant oral stimulation withinappropriate objects (ex. pencil)• mouth breathing• frequently positioning tonguewhere it is visible

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