Many parents, giving their child to first grade, are worried how successfully the adaptation of first graders to school will go. The first days spent at school are the most important for the child, but it is worth remembering that in total addiction will last the whole first year.
Psychologists distinguish three important periods after which a diagnosis will be made. Adaptation of first graders to school is measured at the end of the first week, the first half of the year and the school year. Only by summing up the general indicators that will be obtained in this case, and following the dynamics, we can talk about how successfully the first grader adapted.
Admission to school opens up a new type of activity for the child - learning. And if earlier the game was the leading activity of the baby, now new requirements are being presented to him by adults. It is important to prevent at the initial stage, when first-graders adapt, loss of interest and motivation to study, because all further education will be based on this.
It has long been noticed that children who attended kindergarten experience less difficulties. They already have experience in being in a team, are able to obey an adult (in this case, a teacher) and follow certain rules when communicating with peers. To this it is necessary to add a more or less stable immunity to childhood infections, which allows less to miss classes, and therefore reduces the possibility of lag in the school curriculum.
If the child spent pre-school childhood at home, then the likelihood that the period of adaptation will take longer and with big problems increases. This is explained not only by the fact that parents did not explain something to him or poorly prepared, but by the inability to communicate in a children's team and under the guidance of an adult. Usually, these children are more often tired in the classroom, their attention is scattered, and the adaptation of first-graders is more difficult. Therefore, parents of "home" children, in addition to studying letters and numbers, should play with the child in school. You can put him at the desk and in the game explain to him the rules of conduct during his studies.
Marks throughout the first grade are not put. The work of the children is assessed by the teacher with a statement or notes in a notebook such as "Well done," "Good," "Try hard," etc. It is important for parents to respond adequately to these comments without scolding the child for satisfactory work. It is worth remembering that over time he can catch up, and by the end of the year the first grader can align with his classmates, or even get around them as knowledge. The personality of the teacher is very important in the process of adaptation. If this is a qualified and competent specialist, then the risk of developing negative attitudes towards school is minimized.
When the adaptation of first graders is diagnosed, a huge role is given to the level of anxiety of children. If any child is tall, then you need to think. This problem can be resolved by the usual transfer of the child to another class or, in extreme cases, another school. The fact is that sometimes conflicts can arise between children, or for some reason, possibly subjective, the child cannot perceive the teacher as a leader. Then there are fears and persistent unwillingness to go to school, as a result, academic performance falls. Such a problem should be immediately addressed, without waiting for it to become chronic.
Thus, the adaptation of first graders depends on many factors. And the main task of both parents and teachers is to create the most comfortable conditions for this. It must be remembered that the motivation for further studies is formed precisely at this stage, and this is one of the main components of successful schooling.