Browsing by Subject "Lapsen esiopetuksen oppimissuunnitelma"

The transition from pre-primary education to primary school is important to children. A certain level of skills and abilities are required from a child, when starting primary school. The information given by the pre-primary teacher helps the primary school teacher form an understanding of a child’s school readiness and skill level. The research concentrates on the pros and cons of the co-operation and the pre-primary learning plan and what kind of challenges do primary school teachers face in the co-operation. The aim of this research is to study the transition from pre-primary education to primary education and the co-operation between pre-primary teachers and primary school teachers. I did theme interviews on three teachers, who work mainly with the first few classes of the primary school. The individual interviews were recorded and then the data was analyzed by using inductive qualitative analysis. This research showed that the primary school teachers thought the co-operation between pre-primary teachers and primary school teachers and the pre-primary learning plan were important to the beginning of first grade. The primary school teachers felt that a conversation with the pre-primary teacher was the most beneficial form of co-operation but the challenges of the conversation were time and resources. The pre-primary learning plan was experienced as a good tool but the teachers felt it needed the conversation in addition, to get a full concept of the level of knowledge and skills, challenges and possible special needs of the children.