EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TEAMS (EST) AS A COMPONENT OF AN INCLUSIVE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT IN INSTITUTION OF PRESCHOOL EDUCATION
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https://doi.org/10.32405/2308-3778-2021-25-1-95-109Keywords:
preschoolers with special educational needs, educational environment, the educational support team, inclusive education, institution of preschool educationAbstract
The article is devoted to the main tasks and functions of the educational support team for children with special educational needs in institution of preschool education. Creating the educational support team is an important component of ensuring an inclusive educational environment and equal access to educational services for children with special educational needs. In view of this, the aim of the article is to determine the structure and stages of formation of the support team in preschool education in accordance with current legislation, justification of the mission, functions, principles and methods of the team, determining the role of full-time and part-time team member, the features of team interaction, including with the child’s parents, determination of optimal results and features of the support team in the preschool institution.
To implement the outlined objectives of the study, general scientific research methods were used: theoretical analysis and synthesis to determine the structure and stages of the formation of the educational support team, justification of the mission, functions and principles of the team; method of comparison – features of team functioning in a preschool institution; empirical research methods: observation – to study the experience, methods and techniques of work and interaction between team members; survey – to find out the problematic moments and difficulties in the activity; modeling and forecasting – to form action plans and select optimal methods and methods of work aimed at achieving optimal results in ensuring equal access to educational services for preschoolers with special educational needs in an inclusive educational environment.
According to the results of the research theoretically substantiated the principles of the educational support team in of institution of preschool education, identified the main stages and methods of teamwork, features of cooperation, interaction and communication between team members and parents, proposed a model of activity and proved the effectiveness of the educational support team in creating an individual program to support a preschooler with special educational needs.
The future research is seen in creating of technologies for the development of children with special educational needs in an inclusive educational environment of institution of preschool education, substantiation of means of adapting the content of the standard of preschool education for children with special educational needs in inclusive education.
The research materials are intended for administrations, teachers and psychologists, assistants to educators of institutions of preschool education, specialists of inclusive resource centers, parents of children with special educational needs.
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