Pedagogical Support and Development System for Gifted Schoolchildren: Language Training Context

The relevance of this research is ensured by the need to create a system of pedagogical support and development of gifted schoolchildren. The aim of the study is to identify the approaches to building a pedagogical support and development system for gifted schoolchildren in the context of foreign language (English) learning. The analysis of the data is based on the theoretical foundations of the studies devoted to the school system as a source of linguistically gifted child development. The authors rely on a set of experimental methods found important for the integrity of the research results: methods for diagnosing and testing secondary schools’ students, those who are involved in the English Olympiad movement (expert assessment, test assignments, self-assessment); questionnaire methods; pedagogical observation; praximetric methods. The case study of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Tatarstan is given the primary focus. The study revealed the following: the didactic architecture of the pedagogical support and development system for gifted schoolchildren should be considered as a combination of educational constructs: systematic mentoring; involvement in regular network research and educational projects; participation in special language camps; support for individual educational paths; participation in Olympiads, competitions, forums, scientific and practical conferences. The key points that need to be taken into account when developing a system of pedagogical support and development of gifted schoolchildren are: systematic work; developmental educational environment; in-time identification of gifted students; greater flexibility in educational paths; provision of the continuity and sustainability of the development system for gifted individuals.

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