Auditory Gnosis Dysfunctions in Preschool Children with Severe Speech Disorders

The aim of this study was to determine how nonverbal and verbal dysfunctions in preschool children are associated with severe speech disorders. In order to achieve the objectives of the research a special method was developed, which consisted of two modules - “Nonverbal” and “Verbal”. At the first stage, the study was conducted for each module, which allowed us to determine that children with speech disorders have significant deviations in auditory gnosis development, which causes speech disorders. However, at the second stage of the study a controversial issue arose: how do existing nonverbal auditory gnosis disorders stipulate the dysfunctions of verbal auditory gnosis development? The results of the correlation analysis show that there is a strong relationship between non-verbal and verbal auditory gnosis. Yet, if the development occurs spontaneously, without considering the “from simple-to-complex” principle, there is a significant imbalance in the formation of complex syntagmatic constructions. Therefore, during the corrective work, it is necessary to differentiate corrective tasks depending on the level of auditory gnosis development. A promising direction for further studies is the application of the developed diagnostic range of tools for creating special correction programs aimed at auditory gnosis development in children with severe speech disorders.

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