Ready for Reading

Baby’s lungs and diaphragm are developing with each breath that she takes.  Blowing long and short breaths is another way of developing the diaphragm, which is necessary for production of any speech sounds.  For Baby that cannot blow yet, blowing play allows Baby to visually track the object and develop stronger eye muscles in preparation for reading readiness skills.

 

Home Activity:

Try some blowing activities with Baby.  Baby will enjoy the cool sensation of you blowing on her face and body.  Get close to Baby’s face and let her see and feel your mouth while you gently blow.  There are many common items around the house that you can collect for blowing play.  To name just a few:  tissue paper, feather duster, cellophane paper, cotton ball, light weight piece of cloth.

 

For Safety:  Closely supervise all blowing play.