Characteristics of the vocabulary of young children of the speech risk group

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of studying the peculiarities of the vocabulary development of young children at risk. It is known from the theory and practice of speech therapy that the richness of the dictionary is a sign of high development of a child's speech, therefore, the problem of studying the lexical stock has an important place in modern speech therapy. The aim of the study was an empirical study of the process of vocabulary development in young children of the speech risk group. The article describes risk factors, categories of young children belonging to the risk group, as well as diagnostic indicators of linguistic development of children, which allow children to be classified as a speech risk group and determine the lag or violation of anatomical and physiological prerequisites of speech activity. The analysis of the experimental materials allowed us to give a detailed description of the vocabulary of young children of the speech risk group. The article is of interest to speech therapists, speech pathologists, teachers of inclusive education, as well as students and postgraduates interested in modern priorities and trends in the development of the education system of persons with disabilities.

Keywords

• vocabulary
• young children
• risk group
• speech risk group
• speech disorders