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An ascertaining experiment to identify the formation of communication skills in 6–7-year-old children with developmental delay
P. Pulatova and R. Shemetaeva
Year : 2026 | Pages: 30-34
Received on: 19/04/2026
Revised on: 16/05/2026
Accepted on: 26/05/2026
Published on: 10/06/2026
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P. Pulatova and R. Shemetaeva( 2026).
An ascertaining experiment to identify the formation of communication skills in 6–7-year-old children with developmental delay
. International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences, 11( 3), 30-34.
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Abstract
This article presents the results of an ascertaining experiment aimed at identifying the initial level of communication skills in 6–7-year-old children with developmental delay in educational settings in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The study is based on a three-component diagnostic model covering cognitive-speech, motivational-personal, and social-behavioral dimensions of communicative development. A total of 1,898 children were screened, and 249 children with developmental delay were identified; 185 children formed the experimental group and 64 children formed the control group. The diagnostic procedure included observation, interviews, testing, analysis of activity products, play-based and situational tasks, and methods adapted from E. A. Strebeleva and L. A. Wenger. The results revealed that most children demonstrated low or medium levels of communicative skill formation, while a high level was extremely rare. The most pronounced difficulties were associated with limited vocabulary, weak coherent speech, low communicative initiative, insufficient non-verbal interaction, and difficulties in cooperation with peers. The findings substantiate the need for a targeted corrective and developmental program focused on speech development, motivation for communication, social-behavioral competence, and the formation of cooperative interaction skills.
Keywords
Communication skills, Developmental delay, Corrective pedagogy, Speech development, Uzbekistan.
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