The article substantiates the provisions on the leading role of pedagogical abilities in the admission and training of students of specialized psychological and pedagogical classes. It is noted that special pedagogical abilities are a symptom complex of personal properties, on which successes in pedagogical activity depend. It has been shown that the topic of pedagogical abilities — identification, formation, disclosure and correction is theoretical and practical interest for pedagogical psychology, psychology of abilities and creativity, teaching methods and in the training of pedagogical personnel.

The article presents an analytical review of modern domestic and foreign studies on the problem of interaction between intellectually gifted children and their teachers in the school education context. The negative impact of stereotyping teachers’ ideas about the emotional-personal and social characteristics of gifted children is shown not only on the identification and realization of their potential, but on the development of personality. The key role of the teacher’s personal and professional development in organizing and regulating the interaction of participants in the educational process in the classroom is substantiated on the basis of scientific knowledge and concepts.