DEVELOPMENT OF WRITING SKILLS AS A COMPONENT OF FUNCTIONAL LITERACY

Abstract

Abstract: The authors of the paper aim to study the ways of developing writing skills as a means of forming functional literacy of students. The novelty of the study is determined by the fact that the influence of the development of writing skills on the formation of functional literacy of students is studied. The relevance of the study is determined by the fact that the development and formation of functional literacy is one of the key tasks of modern education not only in Kazakhstan, but also in the world. Writing as one of the main components of functional literacy helps students to successfully adapt to the constantly changing conditions of the modern world, effectively interact with the surrounding society and successfully self-actualise in professional activities. The article describes the concept of functional literacy based on the analysis of scientific and methodological literature, and also presents the results of the pedagogical experiment, which takes place on the basis of the school-gymnasium №44 named after D. Konaev in Uralsk (Kazakhstan) in the 9th grade in the subject «Russian language and literature». The authors propose a case of tasks; according to the hypothesis of the study, they should improve the functional literacy of schoolchildren by developing their writing skills.