Pedagogical orientation on the works of Ivan Franko about children

The literary and pedagogical heritage of I. Franko has the proper coverage today However, in terms of integrity and completeness such an important component of his works on children, as a contribution to the theory and practice of Ukrainian education, formation of national consciousness of youth, have not been disclosed.Thus, the purpose of this research is to consider the contribution of Ivan Franko in the theory and practice of students' education on the example of works of art for children and some research and publications. To solve the tasks general scientific and specific linguistic and scientific-pedagogical methods have been used. The article deals with the problems of training and education on the basis of texts for children and some scientific and journalistic works of Franko. The attention is focused on a new reading of the well-known but not fully meaningful works of Ivan Franko, their interpretation in terms of the needs of modern Ukrainian society and the Ukrainian education. It is primarily the issue of pre-school education, primary education and social education; development of schools and the role of the teacher in the learning process, the content, principles and methods. Retrospective review of individual scientific and journalistic works has been done in which the author defended advanced educational ideas, tirelessly fought for advanced Ukrainian school education system, not only by means of the written word, but also active participation in many speeches, inspiring intellectuals Galicia to fight for the Ukrainian culture, language, democratization of school.