We describe a possible variant of a pedagogical system, aimed at identifying and supporting the development of children giftedness in primary school.

Keywords: gifted children, learning environment, educational system, gamification, facilitator.

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In a study performed in line with the personal approach to the problem of children's giftedness, it was found that mathematically gifted adolescents possessed different signs of right-lateral asymmetry. Within a population of mathematically gifted adolescents, girls had higher rates for creativity and emotional reactivity and lower intellectual potential than boys.

Keywords: lateral asymmetry, personality characteristics, giftedness, gifted adolescents.

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The article deals with the most significant changes of Russian humanitarian education methodology connected with the introduction of the Federal State Educational Standards. In the focus of our attention are teacher’s professional ethics and aesthetics and communicative behavior of participants in the educational process. Moreover we consider the problem of teacher’s readiness to solve exciting tasks by using modern teaching materials.

Keywords: methodological and psychological competence, the Federal State Educational Standards, Refresher courses.

The article is devoted to the results of Refresher courses for training expertson Russian teaching materials of new generation. We present our attempt to examine English textbook by Yu. Komarova and I. Larionova.

Keywords: activity system approach, the Federal State Educational Standard, choosing teaching materials.

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Recently there has been a tendency to constantly changing class collectives. Newly arrived students have a decreased motivation for learning activities, the low level of knowledge on specific disciplines and unformed learning skills. On the basis of problems in the last five years we have been working on the topic “Project Activities as a Tool to Enhance Cognitive and Creative Abilities of Pupils at Russian Lessons and Outside School Hours”.

Keywords: universal learning actions, project, individual and group forms of work.

At the present time, when the educational system is undergoing major changes in connection the Federal State Educational Standards requirements, the issues related to the development of students’ motivation still remain relevant. Formed motivational sphere is an essential basis for child’s successful training activities. We share our experience of the development of students' positive motivation.

Keywords: motivational sphere, the use of modern teaching technologies, a set of methods, methods of critical thinking technology.

We share our experience of project activities on local history literaturein out-of-school time.

Keywords: literary hall, student-centered activities, project activity.

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We consider a lesson as a form of organization of educational process, and describe some of the criteria of an effective lesson of the Russian language.

Keywords: modern lesson, the Federal State Educational Standard, universal learning actions, personal, metadiscipline, discipline results of learning.

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We raise the question of spiritual and moral development of students, the role of literature in educating highly moral person.

Keywords: spiritual and moral education, literature lesson, heuristic method of teaching.

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We present an overview of the issues discussed in the course of improving the professional competencies of teachers of Russian language and literature in the field of teaching methods of essay writing on the steps of the general and complete secondary general education.

Keywords: essay, training, speech creativity competence, writing.

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