Mr Tongue Tells

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Mr Tongue has an engine in his throat that he can turn on and off. The sounds change from quiet to noisy when he switches his engine on. - p/b, t/d, k/g, s/z If you have any ideas on tongue exercises to improve speech articulation, please join us in our FREE Facebook community to be a part of the challenge! Whatever the origin of your child’s tongue-tie, you’re probably reading this post because you’re curious about how it might impact their overall development. And kudos to you for being here and reading about it for their benefit. We know there are so many little things you do each day for your child that go unnoticed. Consider this one noticed by us! When a child with a speech delay has to pronounce a big word like, ‘telephone’, he might say ‘tephone’. Additions

It’s not the same as a standardised measure a specialist would carry out but it should give you an idea of how your baby or child is developing and whether you need some support or advice to help you and them. The palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches (along with the palatine tonsils) have lateral relations to the posterior third of the tongue. Posterior to the base of the tongue is the dorsal surface of the epiglottis and laryngeal inlet, and the posterior wall of the oropharynx. As mentioned earlier, the presulcal and postsulcal parts of the tongue differ not only by anatomical location, but also based on embryological origin, innervation, and the type of mucosa found on its surface. Anterior two thirds Phonological awareness helps children hear the larger units of spoken language as well as the smaller parts. So, they are able to hear and manipulate syllables, onsets and rimes; (thus allowing them to rhyme and alliterate).By the 5th to 6th gestational week, they outgrow the median lingual swelling and fuse in the midline to form the oral part of the tongue. The fibrous lingual septum represents the point of fusion of the two lateral lingual swellings, which lies deep to the midline groove (a central groove along the longitudinal axis) of the tongue. Posterior third

An awareness of the sounds and movements involved in spoken language will help a child telescope sounds and segment words; necessary skills for reading. Emerging at the anterior limit of the hyoglossus, the sublingual arteries course between the mylohyoid and genioglossus as it travels towards the sublingual glands in the floor of the oral cavity. As it arborizes, one of its branches anastomoses with the submental branches of the facial artery, while another traverses the gingiva of the mandible to anastomose with the analogous contralateral vessel.If you are following all of these bits of advice and your child is still not progressing, you may need a referral to a speech and language therapist. This reading game, Mr Tongue’s house is a phonemic awareness warm up game. It helps promote awareness of the sounds and movements involved in spoken language. According to a research study by Melong et al. (2021), the majority of children referred for speech concerns related to ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) had speech errors that were appropriate for their age - meaning their speech errors weren’t likely caused by their tongue-tie. Sweep your tongue as rapidly as you can from side to side across the upper teeth. Repeat at least 10 times. Before making a decision about whether or not to release your child’s tongue tie, make sure that you’ve got the right information on their diagnosis. We recommend seeking advice from a professional with continuing education and the qualifications to properly diagnose tongue-tie. That means talking to a:

Inferior - mucosa of the floor of the oral cavity, sublingual salivary glands, posterior wall of oropharynx Also, the tongue and the hard palate develop simultaneously. It contributes to molding the palate into the arched structure that it eventually becomes during postnatal life. Most of the morphological changes of the tongue occur during the first trimester of pregnancy. By the second trimester and into extrauterine life, the rest of the changes are related to elongation and repositioning of the organ. Both the presulcal and postsulcal parts of the tongue are within the oral cavity proper at birth. Caudal migration of the posterior third of the tongue is not completed until the age of 4 years. Taste buds and papillaeTongue-tie restrictions have so many variables to them. Some adults have visible, tight tongue ties, did just fine feeding as infants, and never needed speech therapy in their school-aged years. Some adults have seemingly minor tongue ties and experience things like mouth breathing, headaches, poor posture, and sleep apnea because of them. When it comes to your child’s development, tongue-tie isn’t a guarantee of anything. But, we know that’s not a super-satisfying answer! So since the ways tongue-tie affects speech and development aren’t super clear, let’s start with what we do know. Another important point to note is that the tongue is embryologically divided into an anterior and a posterior part. The anterior part of the tongue is also called the oral or presulcal part of the tongue. Conversely, the posterior part of the tongue is referred to as the pharyngeal or postsulcal part of the tongue. Lastly, avoid interchanging the words root and base when discussing the tongue, as these represent two anatomically distinct areas. The base of the tongue refers to the postsulcal part that forms the ventral wall of the oropharynx, while the root of the tongue refers to a part of the presulcal tongue that is attached to the floor of the oral cavity. The intrinsic tongue muscles can operate independently, or in combination with each other to give rise to numerous shapes. This is an important feature of the tongue as it facilitates molding of the food particles into a bolus in preparation for deglutition and speech. Key facts Superior longitudinal