Learning English as a means of stress relief for primary school students with special educational needs in the conditions of war

Abstract

The reform of the educational system of Ukraine, which involves the establishment of an inclusive paradigm within the New Ukrainian School with an emphasis on educational support, the escaping of women with children abroad made it necessary to consider the study of a foreign (English) language as a means of relieving stress in primary schoolchildren with special educational needs in war conditions. Analyzing the concept of “children with special educational needs”, in the context of inclusive practice, understanding the complexity of educational needs, the breadth of the spectrum of intellectual, psychophysical, emotional and volitional disorders, the need for appropriate diagnosis, followed by the provision of comprehensive support by the support team, the creation of a positive atmosphere and cooperation, individualization educational process, we consider it necessary to focus in our research on the categories of children with special educational needs caused by the influence of the social environment. Studying a foreign language contributes to the development of cognitive activity and the purposeful formation of higher mental functions (cognitive motivation; attention; memory; perception; spatial and temporal representations, sensor-motor coordination; mental activity; the formation of voluntary regulation of activity and behavior, etc. It has been established that the influence of negative factors on learning languages, in particular, related to additional workload, which can worsen health and lead to psychophysical diseases. The article examines certain methods of learning English that reduce the risk of PTSD in children, help overcome stress and have a positive effect on behavior child.