Psychomotor development of preschoolers with speech pathologies by means of art therapy techniques

Abstract

The article examines the concepts of “psychomotorics” and “psychomotor development” and gives their characterization in preschoolers with speech pathologies, as well as analyzes art therapy technologies as an instrument for psychomotor development of children in this group. The goal of the study is to develop the organizational and methodical aspects of the psychomotor development of preschool children with speech pathologies by means of art therapy technologies. The research is founded on the general scientific research methods of analysis, synthesis, comparison, and generalization, as well as a pedagogical experiment (ascertaining, formative, and control) and empirical data analysis. The data obtained in the study are processed in Excel by mathematical statistics methods. The data obtained in the course of the study give evidence of the positive dynamic of the psychomotor development of preschoolers with speech pathologies after the experimental work with the use of art therapy technologies. Research data confirms that specially organized work with the use of art therapy technologies allows increasing the level of psychomotor development in children with speech impairments. The developed materials can be used by teachers of preschool educational organizations to improve the level of psychomotor development of preschoolers with speech pathologies by means of art therapy techniques.