ABSTRACT
The problem of early development of proper pronunciation of sounds by children continues to be of pressing concern. The need to teach reading, writing, and a foreign language at an early age (5 or 6 years) demands that by this age the process of development of correct pronunciation of words be completed. However, according to the data of V. I. Telenchi (1), who studied 2,378 kindergarten children, a substantial number (21-40%) continue to have pronunciation defects even at 6 or 7 years of age. Pronunciation defects complicate not only education but the child's social contacts, and have a negative effect on the behavior of children being raised in a group.
