The article is devoted to the problem of using interactive technologies in the process of developing communication skills of preschool children with special educational needs (SEN). It is noted that in recent years in Ukraine, there has been an increase in the number of children with special needs, who receive education in inclusive groups/classes of various educational institutions. Innovative interactive approaches to the development of communication skills of preschoolers with special needs are characterized. The importance of interactive didactic games for the development of speech of preschool students is highlighte as well as the content and pedagogical conditions of their use are revealed. It was concluded that information and communication technologies (ICT) under the conditions of the modern information and educational environment are the most promising technologies of the 21st century. They contribute to increasing the effectiveness of the teachers’ work and achieving a new quality of preschool education. ICT is a multifunctional mechanism of the modern educational process, at the same time acting as a form, method and means of solving educational tasks of preschoolers with special needs. The inclusion of interactive technologies into the educational process of SEN contributes to the activation of the cognitive activity of children with SEN, increases interest and motivation in learning the Ukrainian language, develops the ability to independently acquire knowledge; provides feedback between children and the educator/teacher. Interactive technologies serve not only to successfully solve the tasks set by the current educational documents for the development of early childhood education in Ukraine, but also contribute to free communication with adults and peers, develop all components of the children’s speech, contribute to the practical mastery of the norms of modern Ukrainian literary language, form rhetorical skills, speech etiquette, etc. The use of interactive technologies in the educational activities of children with special needs relieves the nervous load of preschoolers, makes it possible to change their forms of activity, switch attention, helps to overcome communication barriers, build an educational process taking into account the physical and mental characteristics of the children's development, etc. In addition, the use of interactive learning technologies enables the development of cognitive skills of preschoolers.

Cтаття присвячена проблемі використання інтерактивних технологій у процесі розвитку комунікативних умінь дітей дошкільного віку з особливими освітніми потребами (ООП). Зазначено, що протягом останніх років в Україні простежується збільшення дітей з ООП. Схарактеризовано інноваційні інтерактивні підходи до розвитку комунікативних умінь дошкільників з ООП. Увиразнено значення інтерактивних дидактичних ігор для розвитку мовлення учнів дошкільного віку, розкрито зміст і педагогічні умови їх використання.