Keyword: «semantic aspect of speech»

The article presents a literary review of the problem of studying the speech semantic aspect peculiarities in hearing-impaired preschool children. Attention is drawn to the development of speech semantic aspect as a necessary condition for the comprehension of linguistic and speech material by hearing-impaired preschoolers. The relevance and importance of studying the semantic aspect of speech in preschool children with hearing impairments is noted.

The author of the article reports on the results of a research aimed at studying the semantic aspect of speech of preschool children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The results showed that children with ASD do not understand some oral instructions, so they cannot perform the necessary actions. Preschoolers cannot give information based on the picture plot. Speech production of these children is limited by the use of isolated words and word-combinations. They are not able to construct logical and coherent messages.

The article presents scientific data on the speech status of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). A diagnostic complex of three tasks is offered to identify the ability of these preschoolers to understand the content of the illustrations and the text. There are the results of the examination of children with ASD. It is noted that preschoolers’ speech production has poor content. The phrases they use are not structurally complete. Children find it difficult to communicate and avoid communicative interaction.