OVERVIEW OF MODERN TECHNOLOGIES AND METHODS OF ORGANIZING THE INCLUSIVE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES OF INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The article highlights the importance of inclusion for ensuring the availability of education, raising the level of culture, tolerance of society, as well as the development of Ukraine as a democratic and legal state. It was emphasized that inclusive education provides more opportunities, ensures equality of all categories of the population. The works of scientists regarding the problems and prospects of inclusive education were analyzed, the technologies of teaching children with intellectual development disorders were considered. It has been established that the main result of the implementation of inclusive education is the involvement of people with special educational needs and with intellectual disabilities in particular, their education and training, whereas the effective means of implementing ideas are forms, methods and technologies aimed at taking individual characteristics into account. That is why it is expedient to use innovative technologies designed to ensure positive results in educational and correctional and developmental work. The author emphasized the importance of modern educational technologies and methods in working with children with intellectual disability and highlighted some of them. The technology «Creating a situation of success» aimed at relieving anxiety and relaxation is described; an alternative PECS communication system, which is proposed to eliminate communication problems was presented; TEASSN technology as an effective means of forming and developing understanding of other people; ABA therapy, which is a leading method of behavior correction; the «Human Doll» technique, designed for faster adaptation and socialization, understanding of personal feelings and emotions; computer technologies as a way of mastering technical means were described as well . Qualities that are necessary for successful pedagogy, principles, approaches, current directions of effective innovative activity in an inclusive environment are considered. The article concludes that the use of technology contributes to the modernization of the educational process, and also allows to obtain higher results in working with children with intellectual disabilities. It was emphasized that computer technologies are of great importance, as they have a positive impact on development of confidence and cognitive activity.