Playing with Fingers and Developing Speech

We play with our fingers and develop speech

What is the influence of fingers on speech development?

In children with a number of speech disorders, general motor insufficiency expressed to varying degrees is observed, as well as deviations in the development of finger movements, since the movements of the fingers are closely related to speech function. Various studies show that the level of development of children's speech is directly dependent on the degree of formation of fine movements of the fingers. Finger training can already begin at the age of 6-7 months in the form of massage of the hand and fingers. In the future, active exercises involving more fingers are carried out. This stimulates the child's speech development.

Introduction to counting and geometric shapes

When making figures from sticks or matches, you can conduct the following activities:

1. Count the number of sticks in the figure.

2. If the figure consists of sticks of different colors, count the sticks of each color.

3. Count the number of geometric shapes in the image of an object (how many triangles, squares, etc.).

4. Count the angles (acute and obtuse) in the figure.

5. Design and build your own stick figure.

Such exercises contribute to the development of logical thinking and counting skills in a child.

Making finger figures

To train the fingers, various figures are used, performed with the fingers with a little poetic accompaniment. This helps to form visual and auditory images in the child. Examples of figures:

Birdie: the thumb and index finger folded into a ring are the body, the remaining raised fingers are the wings.

Bunny: index and middle fingers - ears, the rest pressed to the palm - head.

Baby goat: the little finger and ring finger are the horns, the remaining fingers are folded together - the head.

Gradually, the child learns to freely perform various figures and can act out simple scenes with their help. This develops imagination and finger coordination.

Making stick figures

Similar figures can be made from counting sticks or matches:

The house is a triangle (roof) on a rectangle (walls).

Herringbone - a triangle (top) on a straight stick (trunk).

The fish is an oval (body) and a triangle (tail).

Such exercises develop fine motor skills, spatial thinking and imagination of the child.

Finger games and making stick figures are beneficial for children's overall speech and mental development. These activities are recommended to be done regularly to stimulate and train fine motor skills of the hands and fingers.