Keyword: «mental retardation»

The article deals with the problem of developing attention in children with mental retardation, discusses the physiological aspects, the structure of the brain, the departments responsible for attention and thinking, studies of domestic psychologists, teachers and speech pathologists. This article contains information on working with children with mental retardation and correcting the lack of attention in younger preschoolers.

This article presents the peculiarities of thought operations of younger students with mental retardation. Unformed thinking component leads to the deprivation of the child's personality. In this regard, there is a need for development, correction of the thinking activity of primary school children, through well-chosen games and exercises.

The article shows the features of the development of spatial representations in children with disabilities, and also presents ways to solve problems for the development of spatial orientation skills, the formation of correct spatial representations through the use of didactic games. Practical application of the acquired skills in the classroom.