Examination Of The Lexical Aspect Of The Speech Of Preschool Children With Mental Retardation

Abstract

This article examines the impressive and expressive aspects of speech in preschool children with delayed mental development and explains the ways to implement them. This article covers the theoretical and practical aspects of studying and assessing the speech of children with mental retardation of preschool age. The study discusses the interrelation of the ontogenetic, etypathogenetic, speech and mental development processes of a child, as well as the assessment of the child's speech using systematic and complex methods based on the principles of an individual and differential approach. The article analyzes the phonetic, phonemic, lexical and grammatical components of speech in children with mental retardation, impressive and expressive speech functions, and special diagnostic methods used in the process of speech formation. The article also recommends the use of didactic games, subject pictures, demonstration materials and step-by-step tasks in assessing a child's speech. Assessment of speech activity is carried out on a 5-point system, and this assessment allows you to identify the speech strengths and weaknesses of children with mental retardation, plan individual correctional and rehabilitation work, and monitor the dynamics of the child's development. The article enriches speech development and logopedic diagnostics with practical instructions for working with preschool children with mental retardation, providing a methodological basis for special education teachers and logopedics.