oral motor

There are many students in classrooms who need an oral stimulation to stay calm and concentrate during class.  There are many rubber toys for young children to chew on, similar to a pacifier.

 But we all know is it socially inapprorpiate for a child to have a pacifier past preschool.  The other day in class we were talking about the use of gum to help children concentrate during school.  Although the norm is school is to not allow gum in class, it might be time to take this rule away to help students do better in school.