Keyword: «phonemic and phonetic side of speech»

The article describes the characteristics of the prerequisites for reading skills in children with general speech underdevelopment. The prerequisites include the formation of the processes of visual perception, visual attention, visual memory, the development of spatial representations, skills of phonetic analysis and synthesis, phonemic and phonetic aspects of children's speech. The mental and speech characteristics of children with general speech underdevelopment are described. The need for timely diagnosis of the level of formation of prerequisites for reading skills in preschoolers with general speech underdevelopment is being actualized.