Types of activities for speech development
Speech disorders associated with reading and writing appear during the learning process. It is important to recognize them in time and begin to correct them. Let us briefly explain what classes a speech therapist conducts at school and what they are aimed at:
- Correction of sound pronunciation disorders, automation of skills and recognition of sounds in speech and hearing.
- Overcoming speech underdevelopment: developing vocabulary and grammar.
- Development of coherent speech: retellings, stories based on a picture, based on a series of plot paintings.
- Correction of errors in writing: correcting the rearrangement of letters, working out the syllabic structure of a word, developing spelling skills.
When schoolchildren come to their first lesson with a speech therapist, there are no questions about where to start. The teacher gets to know the children, shows exercises that will interest the children (for example, language classes with a speech therapist are very fun). Game-based speech therapy classes for children 6–7 years old who are studying at school are an important component of a teacher’s work. Selecting pictures for classes with a speech therapist is also his task; there are special sets of cards for specific defects.