Our report presents the Elkonin's training of phonematic awareness. This programme is suitable for 5-6 years old children or children whose compulsory school attendance is postponed. We will shortly be presenting the results of our study that was done in 20 children. The aim of the study was to quantify and to compare the level of phonological ability in the studied group of children before and after the training. We would like to show that it is a very suitable and stimulating programme that

more »

... possible to apply in preschool children with impaired communication ability and the postponement of school attendance which can be risk factors in the process of learning and reading. This training can be applied by special educationists, speech therapists and elementary school teachers after passing the course. Keywords: phonological awareness, phonematic awareness, compulsory school attendance, reading, group therapy, training of phonematic awareness , effectivity of the phonological therapy.