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¹Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0071, USA. Bunton@u.arizona.edu

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Oromotor nonspeech exercises are not proven effective for speech production. Task-specific motor control and experience-based learning indicate that speech-motor skills require speech-specific training for best results.

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Speech-language pathology
Motor control
Neuroscience

Background:

The relationship between oromotor nonspeech activities and speech production is frequently assumed in clinical practice.
However, the scientific basis for this assumption requires critical evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

To review existing research on the efficacy of oromotor nonspeech activities for speech production.
To challenge the relevance of nonspeech oral motor behaviors in speech assessment and treatment.

Main Methods:

Review of extant studies on oromotor nonspeech activities and speech production.
Analysis of contemporary motor theory regarding task specificity.
Examination of principles of motor learning and neural plasticity.
Review of functional imaging studies comparing speech and nonspeech oral motor tasks.

Main Results:

Movement control is task-specific, with distinct characteristics for speech versus nonspeech oral motor tasks.
Empirical data and motor learning principles support experience-specific training over generalized nonspeech training.
Functional imaging reveals different neural activation patterns for speech compared to nonspeech oral motor tasks.

Conclusions:

The relevancy of oromotor nonspeech activities for speech motor performance in assessment and treatment is questionable.
Speech-motor skills are best improved through speech-specific training.
Current evidence does not support the use of nonspeech oral motor exercises as a primary therapeutic approach for speech production deficits.