Overcoming Communication Difficulties by Children with Moderate Mental Retardation (Based on the Results of an Empirical Study)
Author(s)
Ekaterina A. Kremneva, Researcher at the Laboratory of Psychological and Pedagogical Research and Technologies for Special Education of People with Intellectual Disabilities, ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4370-2953, Institute of Special Education of Russian Academy of Education
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Abstract. Introduction. The paper deals with a crucial topic for correctional pedagogy, i.e., activation of communication capabilities in children with intellectual disabilities and overcoming communication difficulties. The focus of the research is on the communication difficulties encountered by children of the studied category. Based on the findings, examples of game situations aimed at boosting communication capabilities are proposed. The logic of the demonstrated game situations emphasizes the necessity for step-by-step corrective and developmental work in this direction.
The methods employed in the study are observation, correctional and developmental training.
The objective of the research is to develop the content of training situations to overcome communication difficulties.
Research result. The paper reveals the stages and content of communicative situations adapted to the specific features of the mental development of children with severe intellectual disabilities. The main correctional objective identified is to form the orientation of a child to a new adult.
Conclusion. Creation of a special pedagogical environment for the development of the children’s need for communication and learning skills makes it easier to adapt to the conditions of preschool institutions and form a focus on the surrounding adults. Materials of the paper provide guidelines for planning correctional and pedagogical work with children and can be of interest to the specialists of preschool educational organizations.
Keywords: communication, communication activity, communication capabilities, children with intellectual disabilities, correctional and developmental training, communication situations.
For citation: Kremneva E. A. Overcoming Communication Difficulties by Children with Moderate Mental Retardation (Based on the Results of an Empirical Study). Pedagogicheskiy IMIDZH = Pedagogical IMAGE. 2020; 14(4): 619–628. DOI: 10.32343/2409-5052-2020-14-4-619-628
UDС: 376.42
DOI: 10.32343/2409-5052-2020-14-4-619-628