DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATIVE-SPEAKING COMPETENCE BY THE MONTESSORI METHOD IN CHILDREN RAISED IN THE CONDITIONS OF A SOCIAL HOME

The obsessing of communicative-speaking competence assures the individual full participation in communication. As a major aspect in the mental and personal development of children, it has the status of a species concept with respect to the generic concept 'communicative competence'. The article is dedicated to research focused on one of the most current problems of special pedagogy - the formation of communicative-speaking competence in preschool age children raised in a social home setting, using alternative teaching methods. The comparative approach in the analysis of the empirical data from the two research corps allows them to be compared against pre-formulated criteria and indicators. The results show that the Montessori method provides more effective development of communicative-speaking skills and habits in the children raised in a social home setting compared to the traditional methods of education and communication.