The actuality of the problem of development the informative independence of the pupils with limited health opportunities and who are on a distance learning is revealed in thisarticle; the essence, structure of informative independence, the characteristic of levels of the main сomponents, and the ways of development of this quality of the personality are considered.Presented detailed description of the levels of cognitive independence allows pedagogical diagnostics of each component for the rational and harmonious development of this quality of the personality. The need to change the role of the teacher, who is only an organizer of independent educational-cognitive activity of the student as well as the learning process itself from the linear (traditional) to the non-linearis noted here.