What is a defectology teacher in kindergarten?

The leading specialist in preschool groups for children with mental retardation is the defectology teacher. What does this teacher do, what are his functions? A defectology teacher is a specialist with a higher defectological education, competently fluent in various methods of diagnostics, education and development of children who have a developmental delay. The teacher has knowledge not only in preschool pedagogy and psychology, but also in the fundamentals of medicine. He understands the mechanisms of influence of certain deviations on the overall development of the child and sees an opportunity to compensate them.

In the broadest sense, the defectologist is a specialist who is engaged in the study, education, upbringing and socialization of children with developmental disabilities. In the narrow sense, the defectologist is a correction teacher.

  The main forms of work of the pathologist : subgroup and individual classes. In the practical activity of the teacher-speech pathologist, individual lessons predominate, since they make it possible to take into account the individual characteristics of each child to the maximum.

  The main task of the pathologist   - determine the individual route of development, upbringing and education of the child, provide psychological and counseling support to parents. And in the future to prepare the child for school.

  The purpose of correctional and developmental activities   - specific assistance to a particular child.

The functions of the defectologist in kindergarten.

1. Conducts a full and detailed survey of each child for the features of his speech, cognitive and social development, during which he determines the child's ability to learn and play, which helps him organize work with this child so as to compensate for and correct the identified developmental deficiencies. He studies a medical card that helps him to understand the nature of the child’s developmental deficiency and its causes. If the child is transferred from another kindergarten, be sure to get acquainted with the pedagogical characteristics. During the examination, the main role is assigned to the defectologist, then a speech therapist, a psychologist, an exercise therapy instructor, a music director, a tutor are connected to the examination.

2.   A defectologist increases the cognitive activity of children and at the same time develops basic mental processes, such as thinking, imagination, attention, curiosity, memory, perception.

3.   The activity of the defectologist is aimed at the development of children's communicative activities and the development of play ability, which is the main activity for children of this age.

Defectological support ensures the inclusion of the work of a specialist in all areas of the educational process. The content of the work of the defectologist is an integral set of measures aimed at providing assistance both to the child in the form of classes and dynamic observation of the development, and to parents and caregivers in the form of consultations.

At the beginning of the school year, the defectologist teacher conducts a detailed examination of each child. A defectologist divides children into subgroups based on age and the results of diagnostic examinations. Subgroup classes are conducted in accordance with the curriculum.

All the classes that the teacher conducts are complex. Both educational and correctional-developmental tasks are solved on them. In their studies, the teacher-defectologist uses a variety of forms, techniques, methods and means of teaching in the framework of state standards.

The defectologist owns the methods of correction and development of children, both with disabilities and children with normal development. There are cases when preschoolers with normal development have motor awkwardness, behavioral patterns, restlessness, inattention, poor memory, etc. A defectologist, of course, can help solve these problems. The teacher will tell parents how to develop the child’s abilities, what kind of work a baby needs, how to expand vocabulary, learn to own his own speech and express his thoughts.

An experienced defectologist is able to quickly find contact with the child and maintain a friendly, homely atmosphere of classes.

It is important to know!   Conducted classes with a teacher-defectologist at the same time require constant and purposeful joint work of the teacher and parents. Since the child spends all his time in the family, and with a defectologist only a small number of hours.

That is why counseling parents and teaching them techniques that contribute to the normal development of the child is also an integral part of the work of the pathologist, which helps to successfully achieve the desired result in a shorter time.

Dear parents, you should understand that a defectologist can do a lot for your child, but he will not be able to replace him with you in everyday life.

  - is a specialist with professional training in the field of defectology ( also called correctional pedagogy). It should be noted that the defectologist is not a doctor, but this specialty is located at the intersection of medicine and pedagogy. Defectology deals with the developmental characteristics of children with mental or physical health disabilities. Also, this industry specializes in the development and implementation of the principles of education and training of these children. Accordingly, a defectologist is a specialist whose competence includes working with children who have certain mental or physical disabilities.

  In order to work as a defectologist, it is necessary to obtain a higher pedagogical education with a specialization in defectology. During training, future pathologists, in addition to pedagogical disciplines, receive training in psychology and certain areas of medicine. A specialist with this type of education can work in an institution as a tutor ( kindergartens, schools) and therapeutic ( polyclinics, hospitals) profile. Defectologists may also be in the staff of various rehabilitation institutions, centers of social protection and psychological assistance.

Teacher-( teacher) defectologist

Defectologist teacher is a specialist who is on the staff of an educational institution ( kindergarten schoola) general or special profile. Such a teacher can work with individual patients who have certain problems or with all pupils or students ( for example, in specialized institutions for children with visual or hearing impairment).

The main task of this specialist is the correction and compensation of deficiencies that exist in the child. Correction refers to the correction of a problem that disrupts the normal perception of the surrounding world. Compensation is a reimbursement of the existing deficiency due to the development of other, similar capabilities and skills in the baby.

  This specialty combines many areas, as the principle of working with a child who has hearing problems differs from the approach to the child with mental disorders. To date, there are 4 main directions in defectology.

A defectologist may have one of the following specializations:

• Surdopedagogy.   This specialist works with those children who have to some extent suffer ( from weak problems to complete absencea) hearing and / or speech from birth or due to past illness, injury. The deaf-educator teaches the child sign and tactile language, develops residual hearing and skills necessary to better adapt to environmental conditions. During operations on the ears, the deaf-and-dumb pedagogue deals with the postoperative rehabilitation of the child.
• Tiflopedagogika.   This specialist works with blind or poorly seeing children. The tasks of the typhoid teacher include improvement ( whenever possiblea) residual vision, as well as the development of other skills that will help the child become a full-fledged person with the existing problem. In his work, the defectologist uses special technical devices, with the help of which vision correction manipulations are carried out.
• Speech Therapy   Speech therapist works with those patients who have problems in general with speech or with the pronunciation of specific sounds. The competence of a speech therapist includes children with such problems as stuttering, delayed speech development, dyslexia ( reading difficulties), dysarthria ( vague speechaphasia ( loss of speech due to brain damage). The defectologist corrects the existing deficiencies ( whenever possible), and in the absence of speech in the patient stimulates its development. He works not only on the formulation of speech, but also teaches the patient to use intonation correctly, it is logical to answer questions, make correct sentences.
• Oligophrenopedagogy.   A representative of this profession deals with children who are diagnosed with developmental delay, mental retardation ( oligophreniaautism ( mental disorder). He also works with those patients who have not one, but several violations of mental development, speech and / or hearing. In addition, oligophrenopedagogue assists children who do not suffer from any mental illness, but who have difficulty adapting to the team. This correction specialist is working on the development of intellectual skills ( if necessary), teaches the patient to express their emotions and desires ( especially important in cases where the patient has speech problems.), helps to find a common language with peers.

Job pathologist with children

The nature of the work of a defectologist with children depends largely on the direction in which he specializes. At the same time, there are general principles on which the correctional teacher relies in his practice, regardless of his specialization. So, the single goal for all defectologists is to motivate children to learn ( both according to the general education program and separately with a defectologist). Many children with hearing, vision or mental impairment lack a desire for learning ( for example, due to the apparent difference between peer progress and personal learning achievement). The task of the pathologist is to explain to the child the importance of learning and to do everything possible to stimulate interest and reduce the difficulties that the child is experiencing.

The work of the teacher on the correction begins with a survey of students in order to identify children with these or other problems. Then identification is carried out ( by type) defects and the subsequent association of children with similar disorders in groups. Subsequently, the defectologist conducts both individual and group classes. The work is based on various modern methods, the choice of which depends on the type of deviations among students.

All work with children, which is carried out by the defectologist, can be divided into several stages, the sequence of implementation of which is determined by the specialist.

There are the following stages in the work of the defectologist with children:

• Acquaintance with the world.   This stage is necessary in order for the child to form the most complete perception of the surrounding reality. Such activities expand children's horizons, teach to be attentive and take responsibility for their actions ( for example, if you didn’t use an umbrella in the rain, you will get wet).
• Learning math.   In such classes, children learn to distinguish between the shape and size of objects, their color, number, and other characteristics. They compare and classify a variety of objects or events, establishing certain patterns, cause-effect relationships.
• Sensomotor development.   The basic element of such exercises are various games aimed at improving fine motor skills ( fingers). Children perform different actions with their hands ( draw, sculpt, design), repeat for the teacher exercises for hands, fingers. Much attention is paid to the implementation of various actions ( brushing teeth), whose purpose is personal hygiene.
• Learning the game.   Often, children with impaired mental development do not have the skills of command or any other game. At such classes, the defectologist organizes various games, explaining the rules and principles to the children. Learning to play helps a child learn about the world and find a common language with peers.

In such classes, the child receives knowledge of a general nature, so most often they are conducted in a group way. In individual lessons, the defectologist works more thoroughly on the development and improvement of those skills and functions that are relevant to a particular case. So, if a child’s hearing is completely lost, there is no point in working to improve it. In this case, the correction specialist directs efforts to educate the child, for example, tactile communication. Also on individual lessons, the knowledge gained during group training is consolidated, cognitive activity is stimulated ( the pursuit of learning), the missed material is processed.

A great value in the professional activity of this specialist is counseling parents. The defectologist’s assistance is aimed at teaching adults to create and maintain a healthy family atmosphere. Often the defectologist conducts classes to which not only children are invited, but also their parents.

What is the difference between a pathologist and a speech therapist?

The difference between a speech therapist and a speech pathologist who specializes in working with children with speech defects is in the target audience and the goals of the classes. So, if children are sent to a speech therapist without deviations in mental or physical development, then the defectologist works with patients who have these or other disorders. The work of a regular speech therapist is to eliminate existing speech disorders ( wrong pronunciation of sounds, words). The goal of the speech pathologist speech pathologist is to teach the child to express his thoughts and restore gaps in knowledge, causing difficulties in communication. The following example clearly explains the difference between these specialists. So, the patient of a speech therapist may be a child who incorrectly utters the word "box" because of the incorrect pronunciation of the sound r. The speech pathologist-speech pathologist is sent a child who not only cannot pronounce, but also inappropriately uses the word “box” because he does not know its meaning.

Defectologist

As mentioned above, the defectologist is not a doctor as he does not have a medical education. At the same time, such a specialist can work in the state of a polyclinic, hospital or other medical institution, most often a children's profile. The reason for visiting the defectologist may be suspicion of deviations in the mental or physical development of the child. This specialist will conduct a diagnostic test that confirms or refutes the assumption that the child is lagging.

Diagnostics ( analyzes) pathologist

The defectologist does not conduct and does not prescribe any laboratory tests ( type of blood test or urinalysis). This specialist uses a diagnostic test that allows you to assess the level of development of the child as a whole, and its individual skills. To do this, the defectologist asks questions, asks to perform some actions, and also assesses the appearance of the child. Sometimes he deliberately makes positive or negative comments in order to assess a child’s reaction to a negative or approval. Circumstances can also be artificially modeled to determine the attitude of the child and his behavior in complex, atypical situations. For a more complete assessment, parents can be interviewed, as well as documents showing the child’s performance in school or preschool. In some cases, a diagnostic map can be used, which is previously developed by a defectologist.

The diagnostic card of the defectologist contains the following headings:

• data about the child and parents ( age, surname / name / patronymic and other information);
• diseases of parents and close relatives, including those that are inherited;
• child's birth data ( what is the pregnancy in the account, were there any complications during the carrying or childbirth, at what period was the baby born);
• early development information ( when the child began to hold his head, sit, walk);
• how speech skills developed ( when the first babble appeared, the first words, the first phrases);
• childhood illnesses and serious conditions;
• did the child deal with other specialists, and what were the results;
• whether the child expresses interest in the game, in learning.

Reference ( conclusion) pathologist

The conclusion of the pathologist is a documented verdict that this specialist makes after examining the child. It should be clarified that the defectologist does not conclude that there are any specific mental or physical abnormalities, but only provides an assessment of certain skills of the child. In other words, this specialist does not diagnose, but only describes the condition of the baby.
  The nature of the data, which is indicated in the certificate of the defectologist, depends on the age and problem of the child. But there are also general characteristics, indicated in all the conclusions that the defectologist makes.

In the certificate of the defectologist the following data about the child is indicated:

• how the child provides information about himself ( quickly or after several requests, in expanded form or calls only the name);
• the ability to go to the visual, tactile, verbal contact ( how quickly and naturally the child contacts the environment, does he feel interested);
• nature of the child’s overall activities ( are there any motivation, sustainability and retention of the desire to engage in any type of occupation for a long time);
• is the approach to playing activity, to toys adequate? whether the child uses toys for the intended purpose, understands the rules of the most simple games, whether interest in such activities is experienced);
• how the child responds to approval, praise, comment, own failure;
• assessment of such children's qualities as attention, visual perception, memory, thinking;
• whether the child understands paintings / expressions with a hidden meaning, reveals meaningless / ridiculous plots;
• how developed and coordinated is the motor activity of the hands;
• how coordinated the gait of the child is, the movements of the whole body;
• do study skills match ( letter readinga) program requirements and age;
• whether the child distinguishes objects according to their color, size and other characteristics;
• whether he is oriented in space and time.

Defectology   (correctional pedagogy, special pedagogy) - the science of the psycho-physiological features of the development of children with mental and physical disabilities, the laws of their education and training.

Defectologist   (correctional teacher, special teacher) - the concept is quite broad. Defectologists are teachers who specialize in working with children with various developmental disabilities. Defectologists are engaged in the education and upbringing of people with particular developmental characteristics. In their work, they use various means aimed at correcting and compensating for deficiencies. Correction   - correction of some shortcomings that do not require fundamental changes in the corrected process or phenomenon. Compensation - balancing or compensation of the existing deficiency. Compensation   disturbed or lost analyzer function, is due to the safe.

All defectologists have a higher pedagogical education, which they received at defectological faculties of higher educational institutions (institute, university). Future defectologists, in addition to pedagogical disciplines that reveal the methods of working with different categories of people with special needs, study a number of medical subjects, psychology and pathopsychology, general and special pedagogy. All these specialists are not doctors, although defectology is located at the intersection of medicine and pedagogy. Defectologists work in various educational, medical and rehabilitation institutions. These can be institutions of the education system, health care or social protection of the population: schools, kindergartens, clinics, hospitals, psychological assistance and rehabilitation centers, settlements for disabled adults, etc.

The work of the defectologist begins with a thorough study of the severity of the defect. The defectologist diagnoses higher mental functions (thinking, attention, memory, speech, perception, imagination), explores the characteristics of the emotional-volitional sphere. Depending on their specialization, the teacher focuses on hearing, vision, speech, or intellectual development. After the diagnosis, the pathologist needs to decide on the directions of the remedial work, select the necessary methods, techniques, and develop a long-term plan for corrective action. Special conditions for training and education are created for the child (adult), therapeutic and recreational activities are selected, and consultations with other specialists are recommended if necessary (neurologist, psychiatrist, otolaryngologist, orthopedist, oculist, orthodontist). The defectologist builds his work based on the individual capabilities of each, focusing on the problems and capabilities of each. The duration of the work of a specialist with a child (adult) is determined by the degree of severity of the defect and the dynamics in the correction process. Even after several classes it is sometimes difficult to say how much they need everything, and even more so to give a 100% guarantee of elimination of the defect. Each case is individual, and sometimes you can only talk about partial compensation of the defect.

In recent years, the term “defectologist” has been replaced by the term “correctional teacher” or “special teacher”, since He directly points to the shortcomings of the child and is not entirely ethical. But, while these terms do not really take root in the lexicon of specialists working in this field.

Defectologist surdopedagog works with deaf, hearing impaired, late-deaf and deaf-dumb children. The main tasks of the deaf-and-dumb teacher are to study the patterns of development of persons with hearing impairment, their education and upbringing, depending on the individual characteristics of hearing and speech impairment. The Deaf Pedagogue develops and practically implements education and training programs for various categories of people with impaired hearing. The Deaf Pedagogue owns special techniques, methods, techniques and technologies for the development of residual hearing; learning sign and finger language; Russian (native) language; oral speech. The deaf-and-dumb pedagogue deals with pedagogical rehabilitation in the postoperative period, for example, during cochlear implantation. Also, the deaf-and-dumb pedagogue should have an idea of ​​the modern technical means for correcting and compensating for violations of the auditory analyzer. One of the main tasks in the work of the deaf-and-dumb teacher is social adaptation and social and professional rehabilitation of people with impaired hearing, their integration into modern society.

Defectologist-typhoid teacher   works with blind, partially sighted, late-blind people. The tasks of the typhoid pedagogue is a psychological, pedagogical and clinical study of the vision and abnormalities of mental and physical development in these disorders; ways and conditions for compensation, correction and restoration of impaired and underdeveloped functions in case of blindness and low vision; study of the conditions of formation and comprehensive development of the personality in various forms of visual impairment. Tiflopedagogogue develops programs, methods, techniques, areas of work with the blind and visually impaired. Also tiflopedagogog organizes the process of training and education, labor and vocational training of the blind and visually impaired. For tiflopedagogs are necessary knowledge and skills relating to work with special technical tools that promote vision correction.

Defectologist-speech therapist works with people who have problems with speech development. Speech therapist corrects and eliminates the shortcomings of speech development, and in the absence of speech stimulates its development. Speech therapists work with preschoolers and schoolchildren who have both normal development and intellectual disability, as well as with hearing impaired children, children with cerebral palsy, autism, etc. Speech therapist also helps restore speech to adults who have suffered a stroke or injury. The competence of a speech therapist includes working with speech disorders such as: delayed speech development (GER), general speech underdevelopment (ONR), phonetic-phonemic underdevelopment (FFN), violation of sound pronunciation, stuttering, dysarthria, dyslexia, dyslexia, alalia, aphasia, etc. Speech therapists are engaged in their professional activities in various preschool and school institutions, polyclinics, and also in clinics where patients need speech restoration. Speech therapists, as a rule, do not deal with non-speaking children under 3 years, because no speech - nothing to correct. Although at the moment, experts are talking about the feasibility of classes with such kids and there are techniques aimed at stimulating the speech development of children. After three years, special techniques are used to induce speech. Getting to work, the speech therapist, first of all, conducts a survey of the child, figuring out the presence of the defect and its cause. Then a plan of correctional work is developed, appropriate methods for correction and elimination of the defect are selected. In the classroom, the teacher will work not only on the formulation of sound, but also on proper breathing, fine and large motor skills, higher mental functions (attention, memory, thinking, perception). The work of a speech therapist is much broader than just posing sounds. Speech therapist works on vocabulary, grammar, phonetics, syntax, intonation. Much work is being done on the revitalization and replenishment of the child’s vocabulary, the ability to make phrases and sentences. Great attention is paid to the development of coherent oral speech, dialogic and monologue speech, the ability to answer questions, make a coherent statement. With children of school age, a speech therapist works not only on the correctness of oral speech, but also on the correctness of written language. Working with a child, a speech therapist will necessarily give homework that must be performed. The passed material should be fixed at home. Success depends on the joint actions of a speech therapist and parents.

Defectologist-oligophrenopedagog works with children of preschool and school age who have mental retardation, mental retardation, cerebral palsy, autism, as well as a complex structure of the defect (the presence of several defects in development at the same time). This specialist works not only with children, but also with adults who have intellectual and mental disorders. The main direction of work is the training and education of people with intellectual disabilities. Oligophrenopedagogue owns correctional methods for children of preschool age with intellectual deficiency, as well as for children of school age, with the possibility of teaching educational subjects in correctional classes and schools. The defectologist-oligophrenopedagogue also provides assistance to children with normal intelligence, who have physical and psycho-emotional disorders, and learning difficulties at school. There are frequent cases when children of preschool age with normal intelligence have a delay in speech development, motor awkwardness, behavioral features, restlessness, inattention, poor memory, etc. Oligophrenic pedagogue can help solve these problems. The teacher will help develop the child’s intellectual abilities, expand vocabulary, improve pronunciation, learn to master his own speech and express his thoughts. Oligophrenopedagogy can diagnose a child's readiness for school, diagnose the mastering of program material. The help of the teacher-defectologist to students of elementary grades of school suffering from dysgraphia and dyslexia, who have difficulties with mathematical calculations, problems with oral and written speech is extremely necessary. Most often, “among the people” an oligophrenic pedagogue is called simply a defectologist, since the word oligophrenopedagogue is very frightening to parents.

Another area of ​​special assistance to children with special needs is neuropsychology. Neuropsychology   - A section of psychology that studies the connection of mental processes with certain brain systems. Neuropsychologist - is a specialist who builds his work on the basis of studying the connection of mental processes with certain brain systems. In the professional language of this specialist is called a clinical psychologist. Unfortunately, at present, approximately 70% of children experience functional immaturity of brain structures. In the first place basalnobobnyh departments. They nourish the brain, and if their tone is reduced, then the cerebral cortex, which provides storage and processing of information (auditory, visual, motor-speech and motor), will "get half-slept". There are techniques in neuropsychology that can accelerate the maturation of the brain. The neuropsychologist conducts neurodiagnostics and selects correctional exercises that allow the development of a lagging sphere of the brain. As a result of the examination, the neuropsychologist makes a conclusion about the state of the child’s highest mental functions: attention, memory, thinking, speech, and perception. It is these processes that are basic and decisive for successful schooling of a child. Selected remedial measures allow developing functions that have not yet been formed. The work of a neuropsychologist is the selection of motor and cognitive exercises, taking into account the individual characteristics of the child. The neuropsychologist diagnoses and corrects the physiological prerequisites for the child's failure to progress in the preschool years. During the period of schooling, a neuropsychologist can assist in overcoming school failure, if it is not related to gaps in the school curriculum, but depends on absent-mindedness, distractibility, restraint, and inattention of the child. It should be understood that a neuropsychologist is not a doctor. You should also understand the difference between a neuropsychologist and a psychologist. The psychologist works with the emotional-volitional sphere, emotional-personal problems: lack of understanding with peers and adults, fears, behavioral problems, etc. A neuropsychologist studies brain anatomy and physiology, diseases of the central nervous system and neuropsychological diagnosis. He identifies the difficulties of the child and the causes of these difficulties, determines the complex of deep brain mechanisms of various developmental problems, develops directions for neuropsychological correction.

The specialty of speech therapy includes classes for children without pathological abnormalities of the speech apparatus. In this way, speech therapist works with healthy people who need to correct the pronunciation of certain sounds, improve diction, improve the rhythm and loudness of speech and so on. A speech therapist differs from a pathologist in that he is not a medical specialist.

The defectologist must be a graduate of the pedagogical faculty and undergo additional training in order to treat children’s pathological speech disorders. The work of such a teacher combines a speech therapist, a psychologist and in most cases a neuropathologist. The defectologist must clearly understand the mechanism of development of the disease with which he works in order to effectively correct speech.

The scope of speech therapist

Unlike the defectologist speech therapist begins to engage with children only after 3 yearswhen you can clearly track the problems in pronunciation and eliminate them. Consultations with a specialist are required for a child who has no organic or functional pathology, and the problem lies in the individual characteristics of speech development.

Classes at a speech therapist include:

• statement of the pronunciation of individual letters or their sound combinations;
• fighting too fast or slow speech;
• eliminating stuttering;
• improving speech clarity;
• improving reading skills or teaching him;
• fight with loudness of voice and separate intonations of pronunciation;
• overcoming the psychological blocks of communication (fear, embarrassment, fear of speaking among a large number of people, and so on).

Knowing how a doctor differs from a defectologist is necessary for each parent, since children with pathology do not lead to a speech therapist.

It does not cure the problems of psychomotor development and does not deal with children who have comorbidities (usually hearing aids).

Defectologist Specialization

At first glance it seems that the speech therapist and the pathologist are equal specialties, but the difference in them is significant. Referral to a defectologist is issued when the following problems occur.:

• congenital malformations of intellectual development (genetic diseases);
• delayed psychomotor development due to a variety of causes;
• damage to the speech centers of the brain due to injuries (acquired, generic);
• speech pathology caused by prenatal diseases, usually hypoxia;
• any mental disorders of the child, accompanied by speech defects.

The difference lies in the fact that the defectologist may work with the listed options for speech disorders, and the speech therapist does not have enough qualifications for this. At its core, the defectologist is a teacher who has passed an additional qualification in the field of defectology.

The most precious thing every parent has is their children. We want them to develop on a par with their peers, to get a good education. However, speech problems may prevent this. For help, you can contact your friends, acquaintances or search for answers on the Internet. However, it is most reliable to get professional advice. But which specialist will provide the best support in the current situation? What is the difference between a speech therapist and a pathologist?

SPEECH THERAPIST

Speech therapist   - is a specialist whose task is elimination of speech defects (pronunciation of sounds, syllables, speech).   He deals with ordinary children who do not have delays in the central nervous system and mental development.

Speech therapist should be contacted if your child:

• does not pronounce individual words, phrases;
• broken syllable structure;
• stutters or stutters;
• makes grammatical mistakes when speaking;
• speech temp

He will help the child to correct defects in pronunciation by pronouncing various phrases and letters, expand it. You can start classes from the age of three.

DEFECTOLOGIST

  - This is a broad specialist. is he works with children who observe mental or physical deficiencies and deviations.   A defectologist has skills in neuropathology, pedagogy, and psychology. The knowledge that will be useful in the process of working with the child will allowmaximize the capabilities of the baby, more accurately understand and evaluate

Defectologist should contact:

• if there are violations of the musculoskeletal system;
• impaired mental function;
• with mental retardation;
• disturbances in the development of the visual or auditory apparatus;
• after traumatic brain injuries.

The activity of the specialist is designed for the formation of the cognitive sphere of the baby. The defectologist teaches the child to think, to distinguish colors, objects, improves fine motor skills. He does not form speech , and works with the causes of pathologies.   Teaches the baby to express their thoughts. You can start classes from one year.

So what is the total difference between a logoped and a defectologist?

1. Speech therapist   - This is a specialist with a narrow profile. His task is to correct the flaws of speech. - This is a broad specialist. His task is to combat the causes of the occurrence of pathologies, to help develop the capabilities of the baby.

2. Classes with a speech therapist begin at the age of three years, and with a defectologist - with one year old.

3. Speech therapist deals with healthy children, and a defectologist with sick and problem children.

Alena Volkova, your speech development consultant.

Speech therapist, teacher, twice mother, author of the system “Through speech development - to the harmonious development of a child”, author and director of the project “Child’s Speech” and the online club of speech development “Boltai-ka”, editor-in-chief of the magazine “Child’s Speech”, author of articles, webinars, trainings, books and books on children's speech development.