ПІДВИЩЕННЯ РІВНЯ ФАХОВОЇ КОМПЕТЕНТНОСТІ ПЕДАГОГІВ У ВИКОРИСТАННІ НАРОДНОЇ ІГРАШКИ В КОРЕКЦІЙНО-ОСВІТНЬОМУ ПРОЦЕСІ ДІТЕЙ МОЛОДШОГО ШКІЛЬНОГО ВІКУ ЗІ ЗНИЖЕНИМ ЗОРОМ

Abstract

The article notes that remedial and compensatory focus of the teaching and education of children with visual impairments is the content of all educational activities in the institutions with special education that is implemented during the formation of competences necessary for their further socialization. An important value is acquired by the use of folk toy becomes more important in correctional and educational work of Ukrainian special education institutions for primary school age children with visual impairments, which helps to eliminate secondary deviation, resulting from the impairment. It is noted that the low level of primary school age pupils’ activity with visual impairments with a folk toy by the fact that it did not find its proper place in the educational process of special schools and is characterized by a number of reasons, the main of which is the ignorance of teachers about the possibilities of using folk toys in correctional-educational process. An experimental methodology for increasing teachers’ professional competence level to use Ukrainian folk toys in the correctional and educational process in educational institutions for children with low vision is offered. The experimental method was realized in three stages. At the first stage teachers got acquainted theoretically with Ukrainian folk toy as a type of arts and crafts on the seminars. There were the conducted training on the second stage on which teachers were acquainted with prerequisites of development of creative activities and technology of artistic and pedagogical activities. The third stage of enhancing the professional competence of teachers was devoted to a series of workshops on making traditional Ukrainian folk toys. The proposed experimental methodology included which included seminars, workshops and training sessions helped to increase the professional competence of teachers to use Ukrainian folk toys in work with children with low vision. Key words: methodology, folk toy, competence, correction-educational process, low vision.