PhD in Pedagogy, Associate Professor of Department of Preschool Pedagogy, Institute of Childhood, Herzen State Pedagogical University, St. Petersburg, Russia
The relevance of the article is determined by the attention to the role of reading by the younger generation from the state, the importance of reading in the transmission of culture from generation to generation. The formation of the reading competence of a preschool child is predetermined by the tasks of developing interest in reading in the Federal Educational Program of Preschool Education; it is the result of the children's reading infrastructure created in a preschool educational organization and families. The reading competence of a child at different levels of education has been actively studied. The structure of a preschool child's reading competence, the features of its manifestation remain practically unstudied, while its formation begins precisely in preschool age.
The aim of the article is to present the results of an empirical study of the features of reading competence of preschool children in the context of the humanitarian research methodology, to characterize the phenomenon of reading competence of older preschoolers based of its working model.
Description of the research progress. At the preliminary stage of the study, the infrastructure of children's reading was created in groups of older preschool children in accordance with the provisions presented in our previous work. At the initial stage of the study, based on theoretical analysis, a working model of the reading competence of preschool children was created. A methodology was developed to study the reading competence of older preschoolers, which used participant observation and playful experimental situations. The study of reading competence was carried out in groups of children aged 5 to 6,5 years; 52 children and 4 teachers took part in the experiment. During the study, the phenomenon of reading competence of older preschool children was studied and its manifestations were recorded (based on the study of reading activity as reading-listening).
The features of the reader's competence were interpreted from the perspective of the humanitarian research methodology as a phenomenon with a number of characteristics. The description is built around the search for answers to the questions: what are the features of the manifestation of motivation for reading and listening in older preschoolers; do preschoolers have a primary orientation in the world of books, etc. When interpreting the results of the study, the manifestations of children recorded during observation and experimental situations were analyzed on the basis of the developed indicators of the manifestation of reading competence.
Conclusions. In older preschool age, internal motivation for reading is recorded, which is determined by the attitude of adults to this activity and the creation of a reading environment in groups. Older preschool children have a primary orientation in the world of books, there are preferences in choosing the content of books and favorite authors. Preferences in choosing the content of books are associated with a passion for a certain topic; favorite authors appear based on interest in 2–3 books of a particular writer. In reading-communication conditions, children freely express emotional and evaluative judgments about what they are reading or read, ask questions about what they do not understand, evaluate the actions of characters and talk about their reasons, try to formulate conclusions “for life” – about how to act, about relationships between people. The naive-realistic interpretation of the meaning of the book prevails among children, the transition to understanding the internal meanings is planned. The emergence of a new type of children's activity – reader communication is recorded.
Introduction. The article presents the results of a retrospective study devoted to the formation and development of the cooperation of the Herzen State University with the kindergartens of St. Petersburg, the historically established traditions of scientific and methodological support of pre-school education and current trends in the development of this direction are described. The aim of the study was to study key ideas and directions of scientific and methodological support of kindergartens in the process of integral historical development.
A comprehensive research methodology was used, including a theoretical analysis of the contents of archival materials, publications, periodicals, a retrospective method showing the process of cooperation of the Herzen State University in terms of its development dynamics and historical continuity, scientific interpretation and synthesis of specific factual materials.
The results show unique experience of the “Child’s life of the child” museum, which served as the basis for the formation of the practice of scientific and methodological support of the innovative, experimental activities of the city’s kindergartens.
Conclusion. The study makes it possible to determine the tendencies in the development of the process of scientific and methodological support of the practice of pre-school education in St. Petersburg, highlight the historically established traditions of such cooperation, identify current rends, and key directions of the development of this process.
Introduction. The article presents the results of the analysis of the stages of the formation of the system of training teachers of preschool education at the Herzen State Pedagogical University. The purpose of the analysis is to reveal the historical stages and distinctive features of the St. Petersburg model of training teacher of preschool education from the period of existence of the Pedagogical Institute of Preschool Education to the modern stage of modernization of teacher education in Russia.
The result of the study was a description of the four stages of the formation of the St. Petersburg model for the preparation of the teacher of preschool education in the conditions of higher education, including: the stage of training in the conditions of functioning of the Pedagogical Institute of Preschool Education (1918-1925); stage of registration of preschool pedagogy and methods of preschool education as educational disciplines and content core of teacher training (1926-1992); stage of level and variable training of the teacher of preschool education (1992-2013); the stage of development of new practice-oriented models for the training of bachelors and masters in the profile of “pre-school education” (2014 – to the present-day).
Conclusion. The study allows to characterize the essential, distinctive features of the St. Petersburg model of training teacher for pre-school education, to identify promising areas of development, features of educational programs for the training of teachers of preschool education.
The article presents the results of a study on the integration of children’s reading and playing practices implemented within the framework of the Federal innovation platform – kindergarten No. 8 of the Central District of St. Petersburg on the topic “Designing Practices for the Education of Preschool Children in a Changing Sociocultural Situation”.
The aim of the study was to study the possibilities of enriching the practice of subject-role play of children in various age groups (3-7,5 years) as a result of testing the technology of productive reading when children get acquainted with the modern world bestseller of children’s literature, J. Donaldson “Snail and Whale”. It was found that the technology of productive reading has a high developing potential both for organizing children’s perception of the book and understanding its meaning, and for the natural display read in the conditions of play activity. The monitoring and quality analysis of playing activity of children 3-7,5 years revealed that the implementation of the technology of productive reading with preschool children allows, on the one hand, to consider the game as a way of interpreting literary works and on the other hand, to support the game based on the read.
The obtained results show that the implementation of the research plan contributed to the fact that the development indicators of the children’s game begin to approach the normative in the situation of the “zone of proximal development” and the further accumulation of play practice will contribute to the achievement of the normative indicators of the role-playing game in the “zone of the actual development of children”. It is also important that the reliance on the content and structure of the literary text allows the teacher to feel more confident in situations of play interaction with children, as an adult and a child interact in a single story context.
The relevance of the article is determined by the attention to the role of reading by the younger generation from the state, the importance of reading in the transfer of culture from generation to generation. The method of organizing reading in preschool educational organizations has remained unchanged for several decades, reading is episodic in the daily routine of kindergarten, and the children’s interest in reading is steadily decreasing. The question arose about updating approaches to the organization of reading in kindergarten conditions: the repertoire of children’s reading, reader communications, ways to attract children to reading. The solution of these questions unites the design of the infrastructure of children’s reading in a preschool educational organization.
The aim of the article is to present the results of a theoretical study of approaches to designing the infrastructure of children’s reading in a preschool educational organization, to substantiate its content as a system of components, whose interaction ensures the formation of a child’s reading competence, taking into account the peculiarities of his development during preschool childhood.
Description of the research progress. At the initial stage of the study, the role of reading in the development of preschool children was determined and the focus of this type of activity on the development of the child’s reading competence was determined as the goal of designing the reading infrastructure; the relationship between the child’s literary development and reading competence is shown. Further, the study was built around finding answers to the questions: how can the repertoire of children’s reading be changed taking into account the characteristics of a child of the 21st century? Is it possible to have a mandatory reading circle (canon) in kindergarten, taking into account the current socio-cultural situation? What motivates children to read, what ways can a teacher use to motivate children to read? What changes can reader communications with preschool children undergo? The study was conducted on the basis of an analysis of a wide range of sources, significant both from a historical and modern point of view, conclusions were drawn about the design of components of the children’s reading infrastructure. In the course of the study, materials obtained in the work of the pedagogical laboratory on the topic “Designing the infrastructure of children’s reading in preschool educational institutions” on the basis of the Department of Preschool Pedagogy of the Russian State Pedagogical University named after. A.I. Herzen and Kindergarten No. 143 of the Nevsky district of St. Petersburg, as well as the previous pilot empirical study on this issue (2020-2022) were used.
Conclusions. The infrastructure of children’s reading acts as a dynamic education, which is designed and implemented by teachers. In the conditions of saturation of the children’s literature market with new books, the role of the teacher’s reading culture, ability to understand the concept of a children’s book and the choice of reading repertoire increases. Designing a children’s reading repertoire requires identifying and formulating problems that are significant for a child of a given age. For the development of the child’s reading competence, it is necessary for the teacher to combine external stimuli that encourage reading and actualize the child’s internal motives in accordance with an age-appropriate approach, use the practice of slow reading and the child’s play practices in organizing reader communications. Optimal support for children’s reading and the development of a child’s reading competence requires further empirical research of the infrastructure of children’s reading in a preschool educational organization.
The relevance of research. The article presents the results of the development of the Draft Concept for the Development of Preschool Education until 2030. The characteristics of the theoretical foundations, the key problems of the current situation are given, on the basis of which the goals, objectives, principles and mechanisms for implementing the main provisions of the Concept are determined.
Organization of the study. The purpose of the study was to determine the theoretical and methodological foundations for the formation of a strategy for the development of preschool education in the Russian Federation and to develop the Concept for the Development of Preschool Education until 2030 as a document reflecting the policy in the field of preschool education in the Russian Federation. In the course of the study, the current state and problems of the domestic preschool education system were analyzed, the aim and key tasks were determined, on the basis of which, in turn, the mechanisms, stages and activities to achieve the stated prospects were specified.
Research results. As a result of the study, the proposed Draft Concept for the Development of Preschool Education until 2030 includes 4 areas of its implementation improving the regulatory and organizational and methodological support of the pre-school system; improving the availability and quality of pre-school education; development of material and technical support and infrastructure of pre-school education. Each of the designated areas includes a set of ongoing activities that already have an active status at the moment (implementation stage 2023-2025), as well as assuming a promising solution at the stage 2025-2030.
Conclusions. The Draft Concept defines priority areas and key growth points for the domestic preschool education system. The proposed Draft Concept for the development of preschool education is the basis for developing a regional agenda for the development of preschool education in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, designing programs for the development of preschool educational organizations, professional educational organizations, organizations of additional professional education that train teachers for the preschool education system.