The development of potential of students with a creative approach to education

The article presents a fragment of research project devoted to studying the impact musical influence system on mental development mentally retarded children. author’s approach criterion-oriented assessment levels preschoolers’ psychomotor is applied. Three estimated children’s are used assess both actual features this and potential opportunities. ascertaining experiment made it possible reveal significant motor impairment in children theageof 6–7: difficulties performing movements accordance with instructions; disorders spatial coordination; decreased memory; distortions tempo, rhythm, amplitude (63.6%). program “Music Dance My Body” actualize through musical-motor improvisation. was aimed at developing sense skills, forming correct posture, expressive facial expressions, coordination. allowed increasing percentage an average level from 33.9% 57.0%. According results control stage, dynamics were statistically high reliability (p = 0.001).