EXPERIMENTAL PLATFORMS: FROM EXPERIMENT TO EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE (EXPERIENCE OF NIZHNY NOVGOROD SCHOOL OF SPECIAL EDUCATION)
This article presents the results of long-term theoretical and experimental studies on the problem of providing psychological and pedagogical assistance to children with mental retardation. It is shown that children with mental retardation is a special category in need of creating specific pedagogical conditions in order to compensate for the defect in their mental development, which should be subordinated with targeted diagnostic and individual correctional work. The basic principles of scientific concept of learning, education and training children with mental retardation in the system "kindergarten-school" developed by Professor U.V. Ulienkova are considered in the article. The formation and activities of the department of child psychology of the Gorky State Pedagogical Institute scientific school of special education are analyzed, where the department staff carry out the research activities to ensure the systematic introduction of scientific innovations into educational practice.( on the example of experimental sites).