Zelins'ka-Lyubchenko K. Communicative skills development of primary school age children with intellectual disabilities

The issue of communicative skills development of primary school age children with intellectual disabilities by means of art therapy is investigated in the thesis. The data of general and special psychological, educational and methodological national and foreign scientific literature concerning the issues of formation and development of communicative skills of primary school age children with intellectual disabilities is analyzed in the research. The contents and structure of correctional work with primary school age children with intellectual disabilities are concretized. The criteria, indicators and levels of communicative skills development of primary school age children with intellectual disabilities are defined, comprehensive methodology of communicative skills development of primary school age children with intellectual disabilities by means of art therapy is elaborated. The contents of methodology are presented by integrated combination of traditional correctional-pedagogical and art therapeutical means for communicative skills development. Implementation of comprehensive methodology of communicative skills development of primary school age children with intellectual disabilities contributes to personal identity formation, provides opportunities for successful schooling and social integration. Efficiency of the proposed methodology has been proved experimentally.