Development of intellectual and creative abilities as a pedagogical phenomenon
The paper is devoted to the study of divergent thinking as one of the structures of intellectual and creative development of primary school children with speech disorders. The methodological foundations of the research problem are analyzed. The tools for the study of divergent thinking for primary school children are selected. The main components of divergent thinking of young schoolchildren in the context of their general intellectual and creative development are highlighted. The concepts of intellectual and creative development, divergent thinking, typology of primary school children with speech disorders are specified. In the course of the study, objective indicators of the development of divergent thinking were obtained, as well as the features of this type of thinking in younger schoolchildren with speech disorders. The author shows the features of divergent thinking of younger students. The results obtained can help teachers in the development and selection of adequate methods and techniques in correctional and developmental work with younger students with speech disorders.