SCIENTIFIC AND PEDAGOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF PREPARINGCHILDREN FOR EDUCATION IN THE NEW UKRAINIAN SCHOOL

Abstract

The article reveals the scientific and pedagogical principles of preparing children to study at the New Ukrainian School. It is noted that changes in education require new approaches in solving the issues of continuity and prospects of interaction between preschool and elementary school, in which ensuring school maturity and readiness of the child for
schooling becomes one of the main tasks of preschool institutions. The need to implement mandatory personal-oriented education of five-year-old children in the context of Ukraine’s entry into the European educational space is determined by the search for ways to improve
children’s preparation for studying in New Ukrainian schools.
Emphasis is placed on the scientific aspects of the succession problem, in particular: informational and educational, psychological, methodical, and practical. The article defines the directions of continuity, such as: agreement of the goal at the preschool and primary levels of education; enrichment of educational content in primary school; improvement of organizational forms and teaching methods. It is emphasized that preparation for studying at the New Ukrainian School provides a gradual transition from the previous age period to a new one, a combination of the child’s newly acquired experience with the previous one. On the one hand,
it provides for the orientation of educational work in kindergarten on the requirements that will be presented to children at school, and on the other – on the teacher’s reliance on the level of development achieved by older preschoolers; on the knowledge, skills and experience of children acquired in a preschool institution, family; on their active use in the educational
process.The article has theoretically substantiated the importance of cultural competence as a precondition for the effective professional activity of future educators in modern preschool educational institutions. The most relevant definitions of the phenomenon of professional (specialty) competence of future preschool teachers have been presented. It has been noted that in the process of studying in higher educational institutions, future educators should master the appropriate level of professional knowledge, practical skills and abilities that will enable effective professional activity in preschool educational institutions. It has been noted that today's challenges require specialists of a new formation who, in the course of their professional activities, are able to show respect and value Ukrainian national culture, respect diversity and multiculturalism in society; express national cultural identity, and express themselves
creatively. This means having a formed cultural competence, which is defined as one of the important components of professional competence. The author has characterized the components of cultural competence.