| Abstract [eng] |
The written work consists of theoretical analysis of motor speech disorders: dysarthria and apraxia, as well as the level of understanding of speech by children with dysarthria and apraxia. The hypothesis was formed that children with motor speech disorders of different origins have a different level of understanding of speech. The research, which goal was to show the difference of understanding of speech by children with motor speech disorders of different origins, was made. 20 patients from the National University Hospital’s Child Development Centre and 10 pupils from the Educational Centre \"Viltis\" took part at the research. All of them have motor speech disorders of different origins; their age is 6-7 years old. The empiric part describes motor speech disorders: the reasons of the appearance of dysarthria and apraxia, their kinds, levels, the understanding of speech by children with different level of speech abilities and different motor speech disorders. The important conclusions made: 1. Children with different motor speech disorders have a medium understanding of speech. 2. The understanding of speech by children with different motor speech disorders is not the same. The children with dysarthria show a better understanding of speech, in comparison to the children with apraxia. 3. The cortex dysfunction becomes a cause of serious disturbances of speech understanding that is why the children with apraxia can understand speech only partly. |
