У статті розглянуто питання готовності розумово відсталих підлітків до оволодіння
читацькою діяльністю та проаналізовано причини, що негативно впливають на цей процес.
Визначено рівні готовності учнів до опанування читацькою діяльністю. Доведено роль педагогів і батьків у формуванні дітей як активних читачів.
This article guides the reader to understand the perspectives towards students with mental
retardation in the way of teaching reading, discusses the definition in literature for children with
disabilities. The article is given the readiness of mentally retarded students to master the reader's
activity; kinds of literature to correction mentally retarded teenagers and with physical disorders are
reduced. The author analysis of students’reader’s tastes: their attitude to the kinds of literature, the
literature works of different genres. She points out that using literature for children has many
benefits for teaching friendship skills to children with learning disabilities. As a tool for teaching,
stories provide easy and creative introductions to a topic. Many children's books are available on
the topic of friends, socializing, conversation, and playing together teaching reading. Through the
use of children's literature, children with learning disabilities can be taught valuable skills that will
enable them to make and maintain friendships. The author finds out causes which influence on the
willingness of mentally retarded teenagers on their reader's activity. The levels of readiness of
students to master the reader's activity are given.
