THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF THE PROBLEM OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOUND ANALYTICAL AND SYNTHETIC ACTIVITY IN CHILDREN OF THE SENIOR PRESCHOOL AGE
The importance of analytical and synthetic activities in comprehending the sound side of a language by a child was noted even in the works of K D. Ushinsky, who considered analysis and synthesis as the most important skills of a child in teaching him to read and familiarize himself with the national language and culture of the people as a whole. Outstanding linguists and methodologists associate the development of analytic and synthetic activity of senior preschoolers with their mastering of spelling literacy in teaching in school. In the light of the problem posed, the state educational standard and approximate educational programs of preschool education, as well as research of psychologists, methodologists and linguists are analyzed. Identified deficiencies in the organization of the educational process, which lead to undesirable results of mastering the phonetic side of the language. The linguistic and methodological terminological apparatus was clarified, the directions of work on the development of skills of sound analysis and synthesis were described, and the main techniques aimed at the development of sound analytic-synthetic activity in children of preschool age were listed. The conclusion is made about the relationship of the development of skills of sound analysis and synthesis and the future spelling literacy of the child.