EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIALEDUCATIONAL NEEDS: CURRENT CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONSIN THE CONDITIONS OF A CORRECTIONAL CLASSROOM

The article addresses the issue of developing emotional intelligence in children with special educational needs (SEN)within the setting of a correctional classroom. The relevance of the topic is driven by the need to foster emotionalawareness, self-regulation skills, and empathy in this group of children, which contributes to their successful socialintegration. The aim of the study is to identify effective approaches and methods for developing emotional intelligenceduring correctional and developmental interventions. Methods used include observation, interviews with specialeducation teachers (defectologists), document analysis, as well as quantitative and qualitative data analysis. Thestudy revealed key challenges educators face in working with the emotional sphere of children with SEN and proposedeffective psychological and pedagogical strategies for correctional practice. The conclusions highlight the importance ofintegrating emotional development programs as an essential component of individual educational pathways for childrenwith SEN.