The presented study guide examines the features of the development of coherent speech in children aged 5-7 years in normal conditions and with general speech underdevelopment, the relationship between the level of development of fine motor skills and the degree of speech development, the influence of visual activities, in particular graphics, on the formation of speech of children with SLD senior preschool age, methodological recommendations for organizing complex classes on artistic, aesthetic and speech development are considered. The book can be used by teachers of preschool educational institutions, psychologists and speech therapists.