ERRORS IN THE SPEECH OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN- THE ROLE OF AN EDUCATOR

Abstract

The aim of this paper was to investigate the types of errors occurring in the speech of children before starting school, and in that regard to highlight the educators’ role in stimulating the proper speech development of children in a preschool institution. The study included sixty children from the older kindergarten group at the Public Institution Preschool Education. A theoretical analysis method and a participatory observation method were used, while testing and interviewing were used as the techniques. According to the research results errors in the speech of preschool children can be classified into: 1) errors in the articulation of voices (dyslalia), 2) errors in the grammatical structure of language, and 3) errors of a dialectical nature. The conclusion emphasizes the role of an educator who should monitor and examine each child's speech, make a review of the language status of the kindergarten group he / she leads, based on which the work at the beginning of the next kindergarten year should be planned.