The Use of Information and Communication Technologies in the Practice of Special Education

Abstract

Materials of this article are devoted to the use of information and communication technologies in the practice of special education, as the basis for building a new information culture of Russian society. Theoretical analysis of the problem is presented, and ICT competences of future teachers are revealed. The article pays attention to the use of digital technologies in the activities of students with disabilities. The goal of our work was the formation of a data bank of digital technologies used in special education. The basis was prolonged observation in organizations of the educational process special corrective schools in the city Nizhny Novgorod on the use of computer programs, informative analysis of educational programs of pedagogical universities from the perspective of formation of ICT competences of future teachers, survey and conversations with practical workers of special education. In the focus of attention are presented results of the experimental study, reflecting the content in working with different categories of students with disabilities. The problem areas associated with the need to change the form of information presentation in order to simplify communicative, cognitive and social competences of students with disabilities The result of the study was the analysis of specifics of the use of information and communication technologies with different categories of students with disabilities.