Correct speech breathing - how it should be:
- Active inhalation is performed exclusively through the nose.
- Exhalation should occur through the mouth, long, evenly, without jolts or pauses.
Sometimes children exhale through their nose. Try simply closing the nasal passages with your fingers so that the child understands what is required of him. Explain that the lips should not be pursed or tense when exhaling. They need to be pulled out with a “tube”.
For self-control during classes, ask the child to place his palm between the ribs and stomach (diaphragm). During inhalation, the front wall of the abdomen and chest rise slightly, as if “moving away” from under the palm, and as you exhale, they fall, returning to their original place.
Rules for conducting breathing exercises
Undoubtedly, classes will be most effective if they are carried out not only during a lesson with a speech therapist, but also periodically repeated at home. Parents need to remember that breathing exercises and games can tire the child and even cause slight dizziness, so it is important to consider some conditions:
- It is best to exercise before meals.
- The room in which classes are held must be well ventilated. It's even better if you have the opportunity to exercise outdoors.
- You cannot use the artillery attack tactics. Classes should not be long. 3-5 minutes at a time is quite enough.
- A teacher or one of the parents needs to monitor the correctness of the breathing process. During breathing, the shoulders should not rise, the muscles of the neck, face or abdomen should not tense.
