Exploring the Connection Between: Oral Motor Development + Feeding & Speech
Gain an in-depth understanding of oral motor disorders and their impact on pediatric speech and feeding with Casey Masalehdani, a licensed pediatric speech-language pathologist with years of experience. This comprehensive course delves into the essentials of oral motor development, screening techniques, and treatment interventions for children with oral motor dysfunction, orofacial myofunctional disorders, and feeding issues. Participants will explore the relationship between oral motor skills, speech sound disorders, and feeding difficulties, while learning how to identify key symptoms such as tongue thrusts, mouth breathing, and high narrow palates. Through a detailed examination of assessment tools and therapeutic approaches, you’ll be equipped to make informed treatment decisions that enhance communication and feeding abilities.
Overview
Level: Introductory
CEUs: 0.1 ASHA CEUs
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
Price: $30.00
Learning Outcomes
- Identify what oral motor development is and how it relates to a pediatric SLP’s caseload.
- Define disorders associated with oral-motor dysfunction, impaired oral-motor skills, and orofacial myofunctional disorders.
- Identify the importance of case history and identify 1 screener a pediatric SLP may add to their assessment battery.
- Identify the Explore Speech “START” approach to oral motor.
Disclosures
Financial Disclosure: Presenter for The Pediatric Source and receives a fee for content creation and royalty payments.
Owner of Explore Speech Co. / Owner of Explore Speech Instagram / Website
Teachers Pay Teachers Products @ Explore Speech
Nonfinancial- Social Media Director, Volunteer for the Oral Motor Institute.
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About the Speaker
Casey graduated from Hofstra University with a Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology, Teacher of Students with Speech-Language Disabilities Certification, and a Bachelor of Arts in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences.
She is licensed by the states of California and New York and she holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence with the American Speech Hearing Association. She is a proud wife and mom of two girls Nora 5.5. and Amelia 2.5.
Over the last 10 years, Casey has had the great opportunity of working in multiple settings in various capacities. Including Early Intervention & CPSE services throughout NYC schools/homes/daycares, The New Interdisciplinary School, on Long Island, NY, as well as The Suffolk Center for Speech and Myofunctional Therapy. Most recently, Casey has celebrated the establishment of her private practice Explore Speech (2020). Casey works as a content creator and owner of the Instagram Explore Speech and Teachers Pay Teachers Shop Explore Speech.
Casey works as a volunteer Social Media director for the Oral Motor Institute. She creates content for the Oral Motor Institute Instagram to help share research, tips, and helpful information for the masses. She is privileged to work under the guidance and mentorship of Board Chair Robyn Merkel-Walsh.
She is PROMPT trained by The Prompt Institute, and has taken several CEU courses in Orofacial Myology by Talk Tools, Breathe Myo: The Breathe Institute, and many courses within Hallie Bulkin's Feed the Peds/Myo Membership.
She has worked with infants, preschool children, school-aged children, and adults and performed diagnosis and treatment of disorders related to speech, language, apraxia, pragmatic language disorders, dyslexia, orofacial myofunctional disorders, and pediatric (toddler/child) feeding challenges/disorders.
For the last 5.5 years, Casey has focused her clinical skills on treating patients of all ages with speech sound disorders, issues in oral-motor, feeding, oral sensory aversion, orofacial myofunctional disorders, swallowing, and sleep-related breathing disorders. She also has recently started specializing in dyslexia and language-based learning disorders.
She coined the phrase "Explore the connection between" in 2023 to help encourage SLPs to advocate for their clients and families when navigating the broad scope of Speech-Language Pathology.
Casey prides herself in being an extensive researcher, avid CEU participant, and lifelong learner. She appreciates learning from the great leaders in Oral Motor. She is thrilled to be stepping into her first role as a presenter and to help others Explore the Connection Between!
