Formation of Children’s Speech Creativity by Means of Modern art and Game Material in Preschool Educational Institutions of Ukraine

Abstract

The article reveals that the formation of children’s speech creativity in preschool educational institutions is a topical and important educational problem in Ukraine. The significant role of modern art and game material (hereinafter referred to as MAGM) in the development of preschool children’s speech creativity is studied. The important results of the study are the allocation of the author’s classification of MAGM; elaboration of an effectively proven model of developing children's speech creativity of middle and senior preschool age by means of MAGM in preschool educational institutions (hereinafter referred to as PEI); development of content and methodological support for the formation of children’s speech creativity – the author’s programme for the formation of preschool children’s creativity «Mag_i_Ya» (which means «Magic and I» in Ukrainian) and the author’s magnetic art and game material «Formag». The elaborated model of development of children’s speech creativity by means of MAGM in Ukrainian PEI had the following structural components: target, stimulation and motivation, content, operational-activity, control and regulatory, and evaluation-resultative. To test the effectiveness of the model, a pedagogical experiment was organised with 196 children aged 5-7 years from six PEIs in Poltava and Kremenchuk (Poltava region, Ukraine; 2019-2021). The presented model of formation of children’s speech creativity of 5-7 years old by means of MAGM in PEI has proved its effectiveness in terms of implementation of integrated and activity approaches in the development of children’s speech creativity by means of MAGM; establishment of partnership between the educator and children in the formation of speech creativity by means of MAGM; introduction of vitagenic methods of preschool children’s development with the involvement of MAGM.