Technological literacy as a necessary component of functional literacy in primary school

The issue is relevant due to the need to include a technological component in the structure of func-tional literacy to use the potential of technological education more effectively at the junior school level, to form technological competence of students corresponding to the trends of modern develop-ment of society and to create a basis for successful further education. Purpose: to substantiate the need to include the component “technological literacy” in the structure of functional literacy in pri-mary school to ensure the level of technological education of students that meets the modern techno-logical development of society and create a base for effective further education. Research methods: analysis of educational resources aimed at the implementation of technological education, theoreti-cal analysis of Russian and foreign scientific sources on the researched issue, identification of deficits in the system of technological education of younger schoolchildren, comparative data analysis, gen-eralization, modeling. Results. Technological learning is perceived as a rudimentary component of the educational process; scientific and methodological base of technological education in primary school, the content of the “Technology” subject area and the educational environment with the cur-rent level of technological development are inconsistent; teachers of technology and additional edu-cation lack knowledge about potentially effective, modern approaches to the organization of techno-logical education; level assessment system technological literacy of students is absent. To ensure ef-fective technological education at the primary school level, it is necessary to include the component “technological literacy” in the structure of functional literacy; increase the importance of technologi-cal education for all participants in educational relations; develop uniform standards of technological education at the federal level; use advanced educational methods and approaches to technological education in primary schools in basic and additional education programs, considering national cul-tural traditions and peculiarities; develop system for assessing the technological competence of stu-dents in the context of functional literacy; organize a rich educational environment for practical ac-tivities.