Articulatory gymnastics for preschoolers

Articulatory gymnastics for preschoolers is a set of exercises for training organs that make up the articulatory apparatus (lips, tongue, soft palate). These exercises help to train the positions of the organs of the articulatory apparatus necessary for correct pronunciation of sounds.

To articulate gymnastics for preschoolersBrought fruit, it needs to be done every day. All exercises should be repeated at least 4-8 times; if the exercise is static (i.e., is to hold a certain mimic pose), it should be done 15-20 seconds. The optimal schedule for practicing articulation gymnastics - 3-4 five-minute "approach" per day, each "approach" should contain no more than three exercises.

It is best to conduct articulatory gymnastics in a game form, creating an amusing title for each exercise. Do not immediately "throw out" on the child all the exercises: start with simple ones and gradually move on to more complex ones.. New exercises need to be introduced one at a time, intermingling them with the already familiar child.

Each exercise should be worked out in a certain way. First show the child how rightperform the exercise. After this, the child must perform it, looking in the mirror. Your task is to monitor the performance of the exercise and point out mistakes (in a mild form!). When the child learns the correct execution of the exercise, you can clean the mirror. All exercises are performed while sitting.

We offer you several exercises articulatory gymnastics. Of course, there are many more, but there will be enough for these too.

Static lip exercises

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  pull your lips forward with a tube;
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  smile so that the teeth are not visible;
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  it is natural to smile with closed teeth;
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  close your teeth, round your lips and pull them forward;
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  alternate previous exercises: the first with the second, the third with the fourth;
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  close your teeth, raise your upper lip and expose the upper incisors.

Dynamic lip exercises

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  pull your lips forward with a tube, then stretch them into a smile;
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  alternately scratching and biting his teeth first upper, then lower lip;
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  extend the lips forward with a tube, then move them in different directions, rotate in a circle;
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  with a deaf sound clap their lips against each other;
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  strongly retract the cheeks, then sharply open the mouth with a smacking sound;
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  open his mouth wide and draw his lips into his mouth, pressing firmly to his teeth.

Exercises for the cheeks and lips

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  rub, pat and chew your cheeks;
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  inflate cheeks (first both at once, then alternately);
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  draw your cheeks and hold them in this position;
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  close your mouth, inflate both cheeks and beat them with your fist or palm, releasing air with a force.

Static exercises for the language

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  open your mouth wide, relax your tongue so that it lies flat in your mouth;
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  open your mouth, relax your tongue and place it on your lower lip;
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  wide open your mouth and raise the front and side edges so that they do not touch the teeth;
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  open your mouth and draw a strained tongue as far forward as possible;
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  open your mouth wide, rest the tip of the tongue in your lower teeth, and lift the middle part up.

Dynamic exercises for the language

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  slightly open your mouth, stretch your lips in a smile, take turns to drag your tongue to the corners of your mouth to a rhythmic count (like a pendulum);
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  open mouth and tongue alternately to reach the nose and chin (or the upper and lower teeth);
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  close your mouth and slowly circle your tongue around the tongue;
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  open the mouth as wide as possible, push the tongue forward as far as possible, and then retract back into the mouth under a rhythmic count;
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  close your mouth and alternately rest your tongue against one cheek and then the other.

Articulatory gymnastics for preschoolers is useful not only to combat speech disorders, but also for their prevention. It is possible to do such gymnastics already inthe age of two or three years, so that the child as soon as possible learned to pronounce sounds and words correctly. If the child still has problems with the pronunciation of certain sounds, you should consult a speech therapist who will advise more specific exercises.