PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE FORMATION OF COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE AMONG STUDENTS OF THE SPECIALTY “SPEECH THERAPY”

Abstract

The article studies pedagogical approaches to the development of speech therapy students’ competencies in the field of pedagogical communication, which determine the content and orientation of the learning process of future specialists and the formation of their knowledge, skills and abilities. The article reveals the substantive part of the concept of “pedagogical communication” in the works of Russian researchers, as a process of interaction between a specialist in the field of speech therapy and a child with speech disorders. The pedagogical conditions and technologies necessary for the successful formation of competencies in the field of pedagogical communication among future speech therapists in the educational environment of the university are highlighted. The pedagogical approaches used as a fundamental basis for the development of speech therapy students’ competencies in the field of pedagogical communication during their professional training at the university have been studied. The author concludes that the formation of competencies in the field of pedagogical communication implies an integrated approach, the purpose of which is to form and expand the understanding of specialists about the process of establishing, developing, preserving and maintaining communication with children with speech disorders after employment.