MEDIA TEXTS AS A BASIS OF FORMATION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ MEDIA LITERACY

Abstract

For self-realization in the IT-world, the formation of media literacy enables the younger generation to successfully satisfy both their own and social needs; use media safely, consciously and effectively in learning and everyday activities. Elementary school students are particularly vulnerable to the influence of the media. The article highlights the factors that determine the expediency of media literacy formation of primary school students at the current stage of digitalization of education and the transition to forced distance learning: the increase in the volume of information and the problem of choosing reliable sources of information; digitization of the educational process and the need to significantly reduce the age of schoolchildren to use electronic learning technologies; growing aggressiveness of media sources regarding the impact on the audience, in particular, children; students are in high demand for the ability to critically perceive information in order to make informed decisions. The features of media training in primary school are disclosed: anticipatory training in which schoolchildren are offered tasks that have a promising nature; orientation to life experience when choosing tasks; integration of tasks aimed at forming students' media literacy with the material of educational subjects; systematic implementation of media training. It is shown that the key stage in the formation of media literacy of primary school students is work with media texts. Examples of tasks that were offered to elementary school students are given: tasks for the formation of analytical skills, as a basis for working with multi-directional media information; the ability to interpret and critically evaluate media texts of various types; the ability to explore various sources of digital data; awareness of the benefits that IT devices have brought to humanity, as well as the negative factors of their use.