Evgeniya А. Ahmetzyanova

The relevance of legal education, upbringing, as well as the formation of legal literacy is unambiguous in our days. The availability of legal knowledge for each individual is the main condition for a safe and comfortable human existence in society. An important thing in the psychological development of a child is the assimilation of norms and rules of behavior in society and understanding of their value and necessity. The formation of legal literacy among primary school students is an integral part of the educational process and social development. An analysis of publications on the topic under study shows that this issue is being considered by both Russian and foreign researchers. At the same time, the issue of legal literacy formation among primary school students is not clearly reflected, and the the system of work in this area is regulated incompletely. In connection with these circumstances, the purpose of this article is to present the concept of legal literacy formation among primary school students, which is the basis for the development of effective technologies, programs and techniques. The objectives of the research are: analysis of domestic and foreign literature in the field of legal literacy; characteristics of methodological approaches to the formation of legal literacy of primary school students; substantiation of the specific features of the concept of legal literacy formation among primary school students. The leading research methods are: theoretical methods - a retrospective analysis that allowed us to reveal the essence and specifics of legal literacy, methodological approaches to its study available in the psychological and pedagogical literature. The main result of the article is the development of a concept for the formation of legal literacy among primary school students based on the analysis of scientific research in this field. The theoretical significance of the article consists in the analysis of the main theoretical approaches to the formation of legal literacy in primary school students and the development of the concept for the formation of legal literacy in primary school students, which can be used in the practical work of teachers and specialists in the field of education. The results of the research and the developed concept provide the basis for the development of effective technologies, programs and techniques aimed at the formation of the legal competence among primary school students.