Dashkovskaya A. Correctional orientation of junior students with reduced vision's art competence formation with the help of folk toys

The dissertation work is devoted to studying the features of folk toys' usage as a mean of correcting the development of art competence among pupils of elementary school with visual impairments. Components (cognitive, activity and emotionally valuable) of art competence, their diagnostic criteria and indicators are defined. The unsatisfactory state of using a folk toy in the correctional and educational process of a special school has been established. A correctional method of forming the art competence of primary school children with low vision by the means of folk toys, based on a system of principles and organizational, didactic conditions for its implementation. Experimental methodology was realized in three directions: improving the professional competence of teachers, involving parents in extracurricular activities and conducting educational and extracurricular work with students. The effectiveness of the experimental correction-oriented technique is proved.