READINESS OF FUTURE EDUCATORS TO THE WORK WITH EARLY-AGED CHILDREN

• Ольга Іванівна Шадюк

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The article theoretically substantiates the problem of preparing future educators for professional activities, in particular for working with young children. Modern approaches to vocational and preschool education are considered. The essence of the concept of "professional training" and "readiness" is defined and specified. Peculiarities of teaching the discipline "Early Childhood Pedagogy" for students of the first level of higher education, specialty 012 "Preschool Education" are analyzed. The issues of professional training of future educators for professional activities have been reflected in many studies. At the same time, the problem of readiness of future educators to work with young children in a modern preschool institution remains insufficiently developed.One of the priority areas of modernization and renewal of preschool education is to improve the training of teachers, including educators for preschool education. At the present stage of development of society for vocational education has become particularly relevant problem of finding ways to develop and improve the system of training teachers to work in a modern preschool institution, and especially to work with young children. The formation of the readiness of future educators to work with young children will be most effective in the process of studying the discipline "Early Childhood Pedagogy", which provides a comprehensive approach to the formation of certain knowledge and practical skills for working with young children.The main tasks of forming the readiness of future educators to work with young children are: involving applicants for higher education in future work with young children, showing a lasting interest in it; systematization, consolidation, deepening and expansion of theoretical knowledge and practical skills of future educators; the formation of awareness of the self-worth of early childhood as a foundation for the formation of personality.

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