Kravchenko A.I., Kravchenko I.V. - Breathing gymnastics use for stuttering children

Contact: Kravchenko Anatoliy, Professor of the Department of Speech Therapy, Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A.S.
Makarenko, Sumy, Ukraine. Research interests: the problem of the nontraditional means influence on the speech disorders correction. 

Kravchenko Іryna, lecturer at Logopedical department Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A. S. Makarenko, Sumy, Ukraine. Сircle of scientific interests: the problem of the influence of gaming, figurative activit, logorhythmics on the development of speech for children with speech disorders.

The overcoming stuttering peculiarities from the integrated approach standpoint, where one of the means is breathing gymnastics, are highlighted in the article. Breathing gymnastics that provide correct speech breathing, exercises acquiring the correct full inhalation andexhalation skills, fixed exhalation with sound, emphasis on the breathing simulation gymnastics use for children with stuttering, breathing gymnastics with elements of phonation gymnastics and playful breathing are described. Emphasis is placed on physical exercises that promote the muscular system development and the coordinated movements education, improving lung function, heart rate, metabolism, create a good mood in children and stimulate them to certain activities.
Corrective work has been carried out to improve respiratory gymnastics in children who stutter, it was found that breathing exercises, as an important component of a comprehensive system to overcome stuttering, aimed at maintaining and improving children's health, improving physical fitness and efficiency, which promotes the formation and normalization of  speech, the development of positive personal qualities in children of this category.
It is noted that mastering the complex of respiratory gymnastics should be done gradually. It is emphasized that performing breathing exercises with forcing stuttering children can lead to unpleasant subjective feelings. It is investigated that respiratory gymnastic exercises should be used in all periods of corrective action.

Key words: stuttering, correction, speech breathing, breathing gymnastics.