Keyword: «general speech underdevelopment (gsu)»

Coherent speech is a complex form of speech activity, which has the character of a consistent, systematic, detailed presentation. In senior preschoolers with GSU, coherent speech does not develop independently. Meanwhile, the improvement of coherent speech is one of the urgent problems of the child's speech development. Therefore, the key goal of the general complex of correctional and developmental work with children suffering from GSU is the formation and development of coherent speech, which is a necessary condition for their successful schooling. According to the results of the theoretical analysis, it can be said that the method of coherent speech formation by T. A. Tkachenko has greater opportunities in the development of coherent speech in senior preschoolers suffering from general speech underdevelopment of level III.