Genesis of articulatory praxis from birth to three years

Articulatory praxis is a motor act consciously regulated by the subject based on the existing need and united by a single goal. It is not an innate ability and develops over time. Early age is included in the preparatory and pre-school stages of speech activity formation. The development of oral motor skills and the formation of articulato-ry praxis at this age can be divided into several periods. Each period has a number of changes. Screaming, cooing, babbling, modular babbling, imitation of adult words, first words and phrases appear. Eating behavior changes, the child moves from liquid food to denser and thicker textures, begins to chew. From a physiological point of view, the larynx changes, the muscles of the peripheral speech apparatus, facial muscles, neck muscles are strengthened, teeth appear. As the child grows, the organization of the brain changes, the ability to perform more differentiated movements appears, the work of the auditory, visual, kinesthetic analyzers develops, the tertiary fields of the fron-tal lobes of the brain are formed, this makes it possible to single out a word, sound in speech and exercise control when trying to pronounce them, adjust the articulatory structure to achieve the desired sound.