The development of the child's speech and motor skills are interconnected and develop in parallel. Encouraging this development and understanding the child's abilities are of great importance in educational practice. „The quality of a child's life largely depends on his ability to communicate. Language permeates all aspects of its experience, it is a significant part of existence, a way of connecting with others, through it children can express themselves and take care of their needs.” (Apel and Masterson, 2004: 26). Speech development is divided into two phases, preverbal, which includes development from birth to the first word, and verbal, which starts from the first meaningful word to complete automatisation of speech. Speech development is encouraged by a variety of means that include poems, reading, media, play, the environment in which the child is born, and speech role models. When encouraging development of speech, we should choose texts that are close to the child, contain rhyme and rhythm, melody and have a multisensory effect on the child's development because such content facilitates the child's learning and he learns unencumbered through play. The basic motor skills that develop in preschool are coordination, balance, general precision, general strength, general endurance, flexibility, and speed of reaction to auditory and visual stimuli. Quality stimulation of motor skills develops the proper load of the musculoskeletal system responsible for posture and the proper growth and development of bones and proper posture. The fine motor skills of the child are directly related to speech, i.e. their development occurs in parallel. „The formation of important speech zones in the brain is realized under the influence of nerve impulses of the fingers” (Herljević and Posokhova 2007: 115). Thus, by encouraging the development of fine motor skills, we also encourage the development of speech. Knowledge of the child's developmental stages largely determines success in educational practice, because it depends on being able to provide the child with the necessary incentives for his growth and development.