Аңдатпа
Socio-economic changes impose new requirements on the training of pedagogical personnel, emphasizing the need to develop professional competence, creativity, and readiness for self-development. Special importance is given to forming future teachers’ ability to support the personal development of primary school students in the process of extracurricular activities. An analysis of psychological and pedagogical research shows that self-development is considered a key component of professional formation. At the same time, a contradiction has been identified between modern educational demands and the insufficient readiness of future teachers for self-development. The purpose of the study is to theoretically substantiate and test a methodology for forming future teachers’ readiness to foster the personal development of primary school students in extracurricular activities. The research employed methods of theoretical analysis, questionnaires, testing, as well as qualitative and quantitative analysis. The developed special course is recommended for use in pedagogical universities to enhance the effectiveness of bachelor training in the field of “Primary Education”. The additional research findings demonstrated the importance of developing professional reflection among future teachers, applying innovative approaches in the educational process, and strengthening pedagogical support tailored to students’ individual characteristics. The proposed methodology enables the systematic development of self-improvement skills in future educators and contributes to raising the quality of their professional training to a new level.