A Trip to the Land of Funny Animals: Oral motor and myofunctional exercise for toddlers - Paperback

by Karin Berenshtein (Illustrator), Hilit Braun (Author)

A Trip to the Land of Funny Animals is a familiar and well-known scenario of taking a trip to the zoo, which most children are familiar with. This allows adults to expose toddlers to a variety of tongue and speech organ exercises, in a pragmatic way that integrates learning and fun.
Every encounter with an animal in this book contains a focused exercise. Alongside the focused exercises are exercises accompanied by additional assistance for situations where the toddler has a hard time completing the exercise.

Ideas for Working with the Book

• The adult reads the book to the child in a practical manner, demonstrating the exercises for the toddler and mutually imitating the exercises.
• From the second reading onward, the adult reads the story while the child demonstrates the movements that the animal makes.
• Animate and present the book using dolls and practical exercises during play.
• Photograph and film funny faces based on characters appearing in the book.
• During exercises, it's best to work in front of a mirror.

About the Author
Hilit Braun is a speech therapist with a B.A. in Communication Disorders, a B.A. in Behavioral Sciences and an M.A. in Labor Studies. She works with children, teenagers and adults in the areas of communication, language, speech and the functions of the mouth.

This book is not a substitute for diagnosis and treatment by a certified speech therapist.