Buhera Y. Attention forming of primary school pupils with intellectual disabilities in the process of education

It is found that the effectiveness of educational activity depends on activation and compliance of a number of psychological and educational conditions conducive to the organization and development of attention at the lesson. Specific conditions for the development and activation of attention at the lesson are defined, in particular, the selection of training content, using different methods, taking into aсcount the level of formation of a child's attention, its properties; pupil's individual properties, etc. It is proved that there exists some insufficiency of research aimed at the development of effective ways of attention forming of primary school pupils with intellectual disabilities in the process of education, according to the fullness of its characteristics considering the peculiarities of children's development and levels of formation of their attention. Diagnostic and pedagogical complex is designed, which makes it possible to detect the state of formation of attention properties, peculiarities of their manifestation in educational activity and to study the state of pedagogical practice to provide formation of attention properties in the process of education. Levels of formation of attention manifestations are defined as follows: high, sufficient, medium and low. It is found that most children with intellectual disabilities have a medium to low level. It is shown that attention in educational process requires constant activation and compliance with a number of psychological and pedagogical conditions conducive to its organization and development. It is established that certain areas of correctional and developing work in the program of school discipline "Me and Ukraine" provide for the development of attention, but the possibility of deliberate, systematic use of pedagogical tools for solving this problem is not enough highlighted. It is outlined, that there is a need for purposeful formation of appropriate attention properties in educational process, if effective, systematic and purposeful use of pedagogical technology. There is proved and designed pedagogical technology of attention forming of primary school pupils with intellectual disabilities, which is based on a model of attention forming of primary school pupils with intellectual disabilities and includes the system of lessons and complex of didactic exercises. It is set, that the core of the forming work is a use of the system of didactic exercises at lessons, which are aimed on activation, development and correction of attention properties and on providing productivity of activities. It is set, that the offered pedagogical technology has provided the improvement of the level of attention properties formation of primary school pupils with intellectual disabilities.