TRANSITION HOME TO PRESCHOOL PROGRAM

THE CONCEPT OF A PRESCHOOL TRANSITION

• Transition is a process of change that goes from one state to another
• The transition of preschool children can be divided

1. Home transition to preschool
2. Preschool transition to primary school (year one)

• Home transition to preschool are aimed at helping children cope with the change from home with an informal education system from family to kindergarten or preschool

THE PURPOSE OF THE TRANSITION PROGRAM

• Children can adapt to the environment as well as more formal approaches.
• Teachers can streamline the cognitive, emotional, spiritual and physical needs of the children thoroughly before beginning the teaching and learning process.
• Increase the interest and enthusiasm of children to come to school without much trouble.
• Acquire the basic knowledge and skills needed in the first year’s measure.
• Reaching a cognitive developmental level to facilitate teaching and learning.
• Addressing children’s differences in cognitive, effective and psychomotor subjects and background of experience.
• Smooth travel management and administration of preschool curriculum.
• Creating school confidence and parental beliefs on their children’s needs.

THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSITIONAL PROGRAMS TO CHILDREN

• Raising the interest and enthusiasm of children to come to school without much trouble can streamline the cognitive, emotional, spiritual and physical needs of the children thoroughly before beginning the formal teaching and learning process in year one.
• Reinforce the basic skills learned in preschool and can be applied to year one in cognitive, effective and psychomotor aspects.
• Children will be able to adapt to the school environment, teachers in year one and a more formal approach.
• Providing confidence and a sense of security for children to continue learning at a higher level.
• Children are prepared and adapted to formal education.

THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSITIONAL PROGRAMS TO PARENTS

• Creating confidence and parents confidence in the needs and safety of their children.
• Know the management and administration trips and curriculum in early and higher education.
• To know the rules and practices commonly used in schools.

THE ROLE OF PRESCHOOL TEACHERS

• Provide personal profiles, records relating to child development and the background of their learning achievement in preschool.
• Teachers’ duties also include identifying children with special needs that are problematic and in learning.
• Provide and expose the real experience to children about the atmosphere of the environment in primary school ( in year one ).
• Make a visit to the school that will receive a child into year one.
• Collaborate or talk with year one teachers.
• Learn the measure of learning year one.
• Provide clear information to children about routine change of learning in preschool and learning in the year one.
• Preschool teachers understand the climate and culture of the school in the first year.
• Provides students with basic skills of socialization, socio-emotion and psychology

ROLE OF PRESCHOOL ASSISTANT

• Treat children warmly so that children do not feel they are in a strange place. For example, bring the child to the toilet.
• Helping children manage themselves in preschool. Such as, during meals, rest and play.
• Supervise the safety of children while they are in preschool.
• Helping teachers in managing children in preschool.