The Future of Articulation Therapy?

Last evening I was reading about The SmartPalate System from CompleteSpeech which uses biofeedback to help articulation clients with appropriate tongue positioning. The system consists of a custom retainer with sensors that track both tongue and palate contacts. After a dental impression,  the CompleteSpeech firm creates a mouthpiece that can be connected to special software to show articulation movements in real-time. This technology is available for the clinical setting and with the support of speech therapy may also be available for home practice in between speech sessions (through their student membership program.) It may be one of the only ways to quantify exact placement of articulators when talking and may assist with the effectiveness of therapy and help with carryover. Biofeedback may in fact be the future of Articulation therapy! If you want to know more, Check out a video here.

From their website Completespeech links to Speech Therapists throughout the United States who use this technology:

http://www.completespeech.com/speech/slp_near_me/