The orophonatory praxias are organized movements that are carried out with the mouth to pronounce the phonemes correctly, and what is sought when doing them is to improve the development of oral language. And it is that sometimes we can take for granted that speaking is a simple activity, but the truth is that it requires a lot of agility and coordination of movements.
So, if your child is at that stage where he / she is learning to pronounce words correctly, do not stop teaching him some oral exercises that will help him a lot in that important learning that is language.
Exercises to work the oral praxis
Before starting, try to work with the child in front of a mirror, in this way you can both observe the movements they make and improve them little by little. In addition, it is important to avoid the stress caused by correcting the phoneme . Instead, try teaching new phonemes, ensuring that the child does not feel that you are correcting a previous one, as this could be demotivating.
Ideally, the exercises that we propose below should be done 15 minutes a day divided into blocks of 2 or 3 minutes each throughout the day. Do it in the form of games and have fun making faces in the mirror with your little ones.
Learning can always be fun!
Lingual praxis
To correctly perform the so-called lingual praxis, do not miss the following tips:
- Keeping his mouth open, invite the child to stick his tongue out and in .
- Another exercise is to raise and lower the tongue equally with the mouth open.
- In the same way, the cheeks can be pushed with the tongue from one side to the other.
- With the tip of your tongue, try to touch your upper lip, then your lower lip. Then do this movement slowly and then faster.
- You can also try doing an inverted tunnel with your tongue , not everyone can do it but it is a lot of fun to try.
Labial praxis
To correctly perform the so-called labial praxis, take note of the following tips:
- The best exercise is to try to give a kiss and then make a smile without parting your lips . Then you can try to do the same movement but with your lips parted.
- Try to hide your lips and show them again.
- Imitate the vowels by making a correct lip position.
- He seeks to bite the upper lip with the lower incisors and then bite the lower lip with the upper incisors.
Praxias of the soft palate
To correctly perform the so-called soft palate praxis we recommend the following:
- Gargling with and without water are the best exercises in this case.
- The act of yawning can also be useful, which can also be most rewarding.
- You can also seek to control the air in various ways , such as taking air through the nose and then expelling it through the mouth in an “a” shape.
Jaw praxis
To correctly perform the so-called jaw praxis, try doing the following movements:
- The movement of the jaw is the most important thing in this case. Try opening and closing it slowly and then more quickly.
- Chewing exercise can also help a lot.
- Finally, the right-to-left movement of the lower jaw is also a good idea to work with the jaw praxis.
And in case you have not yet been clear about the ideal movements to work on praxis, then we add a series of images with exercises to work on praxis in a generic and very entertaining way.
Learning to speak and handle language is one of the most important activities that humans have to learn , and for this reason we should not skimp on the search for useful resources that make this task more comfortable, more enjoyable, and more dynamic and motivating.
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