The bachelor thesis deals with the analysis of
lexically-semantic level of children’s speech at preparatory
class of primary school.
The thesis is divided into two parts. Theoretical part includes
two chapters and is based on analysis of specialized literature
dealing with the given problems. First chapter pays attention
to preparatory class, school maturity and the appropriate
legislation. Second chapter defines the level of children’s
development at age corresponding to preparatory class. It is
also characterised speech according to individual language
levels and speech impairment. There are described the kinds of
speech impairment which appeared during research.
In the research project there is worked out the analysis of
lexically-semantic level of speech at preparatory class of
primary school. The aim of the thesis was to find out the
children’s level of passive and active vocabulary and their
ability to form synonyms, antonyms and paramount terms. For
picking up the information it was used the test of passive and
active vocabulary and picture materials taken from the book
named Školní zralost: co by mělo umět dítě před vstupem do
školy, authors Bednářová a Šmardová (2010). The research
project has got qualitative form with quantitative elements.
The picked up information were worked out to charts completed
with graphical illustration for lucidity.