The aim of the article is to describe psychological and pedagogical conditions for forming a system of
information technology competences in the process of professional training of a future primary school
teacher with additional specialization "Informatics".
The basis of the article was formed by practical materials of the authors accumulated in the course of their
long-term pedagogical activity in the university, as well as by the analysis of literary sources devoted to the
theoretical basis of mathematics and informatics of primary school.
The problem of this article concerns the activity of the university teachers on formation of professional
competences of future teachers of primary classes with additional specialization "Informatics". In particular,
the article provides a justification of the necessity of training future teachers aimed at mastering special skills
of application (use) of media technologies in the educational process of primary school.
The results of the study can be used in compiling educational programs, methodological recommendations
and guidelines for designing the process of forming information and technological competencies
of primary school teachers.