Diagnosis of the level of coherent speech formation in 5-year-old children with mental retardation using the bioenergoplasty method

this study is devoted to the urgent problem of the formation of coherent speech in 5-year-old children with mental retardation. The incomplete development of coherent speech significantly limits the cognitive and social development of the child, making it difficult for him to adapt to society. The aim of the study is to substantiate the methodology for the diagnosis of coherent speech in children with ASD using the innovative method of bioenergoplasty, which reveals the relationship between speech and cognitive functions in order to determine the priority areas of correctional work. The study used standardized methods for assessing articulatory motor skills, facial muscles, dynamic practice and coherent speech, as well as articulatory gymnastics with elements of bioenergetics. The results showed that the majority of children demonstrated a low and average level of coherent speech development, experiencing difficulties with retelling due to insufficient logic and coherence of statements. Despite this, phonemic perception in most children was preserved, there were some successes in fine motor skills and oral speech perception. The use of bioenergoplasty has revealed additional opportunities to improve speech abilities in children with ASD. Joint movements and speech had a positive effect on the sound quality, coordination and expansion of the active vocabulary. The data obtained confirm the prospects of using bioenergoplasty in the complex speech therapy correction of ASD, allowing for more effective identification of individual areas of correctional work.

mental retardation, coherent speech, preschoolers, bioenergoplasty, speech therapy correction, speech ontogenesis