DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

The article discusses one of the areas of educational integration of digital technologies in education and upbringing of children with special educational needs in educational institutions. Communicating with children with special needs can be a challenge as they may have limitations in understanding and using standard forms of communication. Methods of interaction with the help of digital technologies and their use to create conditions of interaction as a means of alternative and additional communication are systematized. The need to use digital technologies to ensure productive educational activities in the conditions of inclusive education is characterized. The specific features of the means of alternative and additional communication as a component of the educational process, which contribute to the stimulation and improvement of the communication competence of children with difficult communication needs, are singled out. The essential characteristics of digital technologies for use in working with children with communication difficulties are revealed. Some digital tools are suggested for use in working with children with speech difficulties. Among them: the domestic mobile application "Digital Inclusion", Google Docs Voice Typing, Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Otter Voice Meeting Notes, Windows Speech Recognition, Apple Dictation, Dictation.io. The use of special software provides additional support for students with different characteristics (programs for speech recognition, programs for text translation, programs for reducing visual load, etc.). In general, information on the practices of using alternative and additional communication in inclusive education has been highlighted and summarized. Inclusive education involves the creation of the necessary adapted educational environment and the provision of services, rather than simply granting individuals the right to attend an educational institution.