Oral Resting Posture Visuals for Speech Therapy + Editable Forms

**UPDATE** Additional pages added with varied verbiage AND editable pages that allow you to type your own cue to associate with the visual. Enjoy!

Per popular request, I compiled my visuals that I made to teach and reinforce correct oral resting posture (resting tongue position)!

This resource includes high quality graphics and suggestions for use. It includes the following visuals:

• My mouth is open when I eat, talk, smile/laugh/My mouth is closed the rest of the time.
• My lips are closed.
• My teeth are closed.
• I breathe through my nose.
• My tongue is resting on the roof of my mouth, with my tongue tip at home.
• Summary/Quick Reference and Reminder Sheet
• Visual Cue Cards
• and more!

There are multiple versions of some visuals to provide you flexibility in choosing which visuals to use and how to use them.

Background: In full disclosure, I am not an expert in myofunctional disorders or therapy or orofunctional myology. I had a handful of students who were just not making much progress, and I wanted to see what else I could do. In researching alternative approaches and strategies, I learned about oral resting posture (or resting tongue position, as I've also seen it called). After reviewing the current literature, I decided I would give it a try. I created these visuals to help teach and remind my students about correct oral resting posture. I hope they can also be helpful to you are your students or clients!

Please consider leaving feedback so that can continue to improve these visuals!