Textbook for students of defectological faculties of pedagogical universities in the course "Speech Therapy." The textbook discusses the theoretical foundations of speech therapy, the main forms of speech and speech disorders, directions and technologies of corrective speech therapy. The content of the manual is fully consistent with traditional speech therapy, and the form of presentation is innovative: the text is minimized, and the material is presented in the form of tables and diagrams. Such visualization of the material ensures its assimilation in the independent work of students and optimizes the educational process.