Training teachers to foster schoolchildren's reading literacy

The research problem and the rationale for its relevance. Formation of digital competencies and functional literacy of schoolchildren is becoming a trend of modern education. Teaching 21st century skills to schoolchildren requires a 21st century teacher. Research shows that subject teachers are not always prepared for the formation of functional literacy and its component-reading literacy within their subject. They are not aware of the developed tasks to assess functional literacy and do not know the methods of constructing assessment texts in their subject area. Therefore, it is necessary to train teachers and managerial staff to organize comprehensive work on the formation and in-school assessment of students' literacy level. A significant role here belongs to the system of teachers' advanced training. A national toolkit for assessing and forming functional literacy has been developed, as well as professional development programs for teachers in the field of functional literacy. Methodology. The analysis of publications on the problem of research and summarized the practical work of institutions and centers of professional development of teachers in the formation of functional, reading literacy. Results. It was determined that in order to improve the qualifications of subject teachers it is necessary to complement the professional competence of the teacher with the skills of functional literacy. The practical significance of the research lies in the identified additional possible forms of learning - self-education and advanced training within the framework of in-school methodological work. The creation of a set of organizational and pedagogical conditions for the formation of reading and functional literacy of a schoolchild is required at school.