The Development of Methodical Approaches to the Implementation of the Propedeutic Course of Informatics in Primary School by Means оf Kodu Game Lab

The article describes the problem of teaching programming at an early school age. The main objective of the article is to demonstrate the results of research on the problems of early learning. The authors analyzed teaching programming in Russian schools, its past, present and prospects. The local (subject) tasks and the global impact of early learning in programming on learning in primary school have been determined. The authors, as the results of their research, highlight several problems that arise in early learning to program. And they establish the reasons, as well as possible ways to overcome these problems.