LEKOTEK AS AN INNOVATIVE FORM OF PRESCHOOL EDUCATION (BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE OF PRESCHOOL INSTITUTIONS IN IRKUTSK)
The 21st century is characterized by a new stage of formation and development of medical, psychological and pedagogical support of children with disabilities and their integration into society. In the context of implementing variative conditions for educating children with physical or mental disabilities, it is necessary to summarize and systemize theoretic research and practical experience, including the experience in organizing the educational space of lekotek. The paper aims to present the experience of the organization and content of psychological, medical and pedagogic support of disabled children within the space of lekotek created in some educational organizations of Irkutsk. The authors summarize the experience of lekoteks of Irkutsk. The article describes the tasks, directions and content of work aimed at providing specialized assistance to all the subjects of educational process in the conditions of lekotek, which is an innovative department of a preschool educational institution. Besides, the article contains the principles, methods and forms of work of the lekotek, and presents the requirements for creating a developing object environment and designing individual educational programs. The analysis of lekoteks’ activity demonstrated the effectiveness of this form of work with children and their parents on helping preschoolers with developmental disorders. The most important result of lekoteks’ work is the improvement of social adaptation of children with disabilities and, most of all, their integration into society.