What are some transition issues/challenges? Suggest ways to overcome them. by Estee Lim https://padlet.com/esteelim/MEC902 en-us 2020-02-29 04:05:01 UTC 2020-03-03 12:11:58 UTC hello@padlet.com 1) Children are not used to waking up earlier. (Routine) https://padlet.com/esteelim/MEC902/wish/453557135 2) Quantity of Homework.

3) Parents involvement and communication is greatly different. 

4) Large school compound.


How to overcome

4) Pre School setting- Work on their gross motor skills during outdoors and directional instructions/ Mapping.

Arrange more visits to primary school in an extended period of visit. EG Day camp.]]> 2020-03-03 12:05:09 UTC https://padlet.com/esteelim/MEC902/wish/453557135 ISSUE 1 https://padlet.com/esteelim/MEC902/wish/453557357 Parents wanting to follow the orientation day. Helicopter parents syndrome ]]> 2020-03-03 12:05:46 UTC https://padlet.com/esteelim/MEC902/wish/453557357 ISSUE 2 https://padlet.com/esteelim/MEC902/wish/453557639 Difficulty in adjusting to the early bird routine]]> 2020-03-03 12:06:33 UTC https://padlet.com/esteelim/MEC902/wish/453557639 ISSUE 4 https://padlet.com/esteelim/MEC902/wish/453557880 managing homework]]> 2020-03-03 12:07:17 UTC https://padlet.com/esteelim/MEC902/wish/453557880 ISSUE 3 https://padlet.com/esteelim/MEC902/wish/453557987 Following school time-table]]> 2020-03-03 12:07:35 UTC https://padlet.com/esteelim/MEC902/wish/453557987 ISSUE 5 https://padlet.com/esteelim/MEC902/wish/453558139 Unable to have ownership of their belongings]]> 2020-03-03 12:07:57 UTC https://padlet.com/esteelim/MEC902/wish/453558139 ISSUE 6 https://padlet.com/esteelim/MEC902/wish/453558178 Making friends. feeling of insecurity

]]> 2020-03-03 12:08:03 UTC https://padlet.com/esteelim/MEC902/wish/453558178 SOLUTIONS https://padlet.com/esteelim/MEC902/wish/453558277 1) Briefing for parents to provide assurance
2) Build in routine during the Nov/Dec holidays
3) Build in routines at home.
4) Designate daily time to complete homework

]]> 2020-03-03 12:08:20 UTC https://padlet.com/esteelim/MEC902/wish/453558277 https://padlet.com/esteelim/MEC902/wish/453558294 1) self help skills, self regulation, independency, big gap between preschool & primary school.
E.g. flipping to certain page of a book / worksheet,
Knowing where to write their names, class & date in a worksheet format. 

2) preparation in class / through class activities ]]> 2020-03-03 12:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/esteelim/MEC902/wish/453558294 https://padlet.com/esteelim/MEC902/wish/453558545 Self Help Skills 

- self help skills are important before going on to primary school in order to be more independent and responsible for themselves 

How to overcome this? 

- start the child early in training these skills in preschool settings (for e.g, toileting, feeding themselves
- ]]> 2020-03-03 12:09:08 UTC https://padlet.com/esteelim/MEC902/wish/453558545 https://padlet.com/esteelim/MEC902/wish/453558884 - discontinue the use of milk bottles & diapers ]]> 2020-03-03 12:10:06 UTC https://padlet.com/esteelim/MEC902/wish/453558884 https://padlet.com/esteelim/MEC902/wish/453559274 - train them for penmanship ]]> 2020-03-03 12:11:15 UTC https://padlet.com/esteelim/MEC902/wish/453559274