Looking Beyond the Sound: What Is the Mouth Telling Us? Understanding Potential Underlying Motor and Myofunctional Challenges
Speech sound production involves more than phoneme accuracy. This introductory course explores various subsystems for speech motor control and oral structure and function. Participants will learn to screen for atypical speech motor movements, compensatory articulatory patterns, and potential structural and functional concerns which may need an interdisciplinary referral.
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Dr. Jenn Moore, EdD, CCC-SLP, COM, is a speech-language pathologist with over 20 years of clinical experience and co-owner of a multidisciplinary private practice in northern New Jersey. She is a PROMPT Certified Instructor and Certified Orofacial Myologist, with specialized expertise in pediatric motor speech development and disorders, speech sound disorders, orofacial myofunctional disorders, and ultrasound visual biofeedback for speech assessment and intervention. Dr. Moore’s research focuses on pediatric speech motor development and disorders, including autistic children with co-occurring motor speech difficulties. She has coauthored three publications in international peer-reviewed journals addressing pediatric speech sound disorders and motor speech intervention. Her work has been presented at numerous state, national, and international conferences, where she shares research-informed approaches to clinical assessment and intervention. Dr. Moore is also the founder of Next Level Motor, an online professional education community providing advanced training and resources to speech-language pathologists worldwide. Through her clinical practice, research, and teaching, she is dedicated to bridging the gap between research and clinical application, translating scientific evidence into practical strategies that support clinical decision-making and improve outcomes for children with communication disorders.
Disclosure: Speech-Language Pathologist and co-owner of Brave Wings Therapy, New Jersey, USA Instructor/Contractor for Speech Research Centre Inc., Toronto, Canada and PROMPT Institute, New Mexico, USA Digital products Owner of Moore Motor Speech LLC which offers mentoring, coaching, courses, and digital products for motor speech
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Who this course is for
Every minute is written for working clinicians, educators, and families. You walk away with real-world tools to try with your next learner, not abstract theory.
Speech-Language Pathologists
Early Interventionists
Special Educators
Pediatric Clinicians
After this course
What you’ll walk away with.
You leave with concrete skills and frameworks you can apply in your next session, classroom, or family visit, not just ideas to think about later.
Earn your CEUs
Attend the full course and pass the post-session assessment at 80% or higher. Your 0.15 ASHA CEUs are reported to ASHA when you opt in on the assessment.
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You’ll be able to
Identify three foundational components of speech motor control involved in speech sound production.
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You’ll be able to
Describe at least three oral structural or functional observations that may be relevant during a comprehensive speech sound assessment.
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You’ll be able to
Identify two situations in which additional assessment or interdisciplinary referral may be appropriate.
The full 1.5 hours
Your learning path.
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Introduction and agenda
0-5 MINUTES - 2
Motor speech production beyond phoneme accuracy
5-25 MINUTES - 3
Foundations of Speech Motor Control
25-40 MINUTES - 4
Orofacial Structure and Common structural and functional concerns
40-55 MINUTES - 5
Clinical Screening and Observation
55-70 MINUTES - 6
When to recommend further assessment or referral
70-80 MINUTES - 7
Summary and Questions
80-90 MINUTES
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