Pedagogical potential of gestalt therapy in the context of future primary school teachers’ professional training

The article reveals the pedagogical potential of gestalt therapy in the context of professional training of future primary school teachers. The influence of gestalt therapy on the development of the emotional sphere of the personality of a primary school pupil is revealed. The main tasks of gestalt therapy in the educational process of primary education are determined. The expediency of using the methods of gestalt therapy in the process of the development of self-awareness and self-worth of the personality of primary school pupils is revealed

FEATURES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL SUPPORT OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS WITH DISABILITIES IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

This paper examines the aspect of working with the family in the framework of psychological and pedagogical support of primary school pupils with disabilities (category of disorders of the musculoskeletal system). The optimal child guidance in relation to a primary school pupil with disabilities is shown. A desirable style of child guidance, the formation of which psychological and pedagogical support should contribute, is to accept the situation and help the pupil in this acceptance and in the formation of those qualities that will help compensate for his/her violations. Methods of observation, conversation and psychodiagnosis were applied. We also used "Analysis of family education" method (E. Eidemiller and V. Yustitskis). As a result of empirical research of families with children with cerebral palsy (only with preserved mental capacity), it was revealed that there are disharmonious styles of child guidance in families — coziness and hyperprotection prevailed. A feature of the psychological and pedagogical support of primary school pupils with disabilities should be actions aimed at educating parents about the variety of child guidance styles and selection of an optimal one according to their individual situation. The prospect of the research is to consider the characteristics of child guidance in families with various types of health limitations.

Teaching the Russian and Foreign Languages within the Framework of Integrated Linguistic Education Strategy

The paper deals with the issue of forming general-purpose educational activities (personal, meta-subject and subject) in the course of teaching the Russian and foreign languages. Covered are the essence, structure and substance of the versatile learner-centered strategy of linguistic education, oriented at personality development of a preschooler, a primary school pupil and a teenager when mastering oral-speech activity in the Russian language (as a native as well as a foreign language), in a foreign language, as well as in a language of teaching any school subject.