Development of primary school students’ speech-cognitive activity through visual modeling at literacy classes

This paper deals with the urgent problem of primary school students’ speech-cognitive activity development through an active inclusion of various types of visual modeling in the educational process at literacy classes. Today, the number of children in Russia who are not ready for systematic education exceeds 32%. The researchers consider that excessive intensity of the educational process and the mismatch of technologies and techniques used in teaching to their age and functional capabilities are among the factors negatively affecting the neuropsychic health of primary school students. There are also various deviations and health problems that impede speech skills development by traditional methods. Analyzing the data of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation and the Federal State Autonomous Institution «National Health Medical Research Center for Children» on the health status of children aged 6 to 8, school practice as well as scientific and methodological literature on the research topic, the author comes to the conclusion that it is possible and necessary to use a method of visual modeling working with children studying by correctional programs as well as by basic ones, implementing a differentiated approach to learning.