Families play an important role in preparing children for their transition into school. What are some strategies that prepare children to enter school or to transition from one program to the next?



Preparation, Use of transition objects, transition songs, social stories, transition activities, visual schedule and Consistency

Explanation:

Transition means changing from one condition, position or state to the other.

Strategies are plans, policies, methods or action to achieve a long term aim.

As a family, we must come up with strategies that will prepare children for schools or transition from one program to the other because this will make them adapt to the new environment very fast.

Kindly find below transition strategies that prepare children to enter school or to transition from one program to the other.

1. Preparation: Explain to the children what to expect from the transition. Explain things to do and not, how to interact with others and also warn them of things not to do.

2. Use of transition objects: Get them things that would remember that the transition doesn't mean they are no longer part of the family. Example: Toys or doll should be given to children when they start school because this will remind them that they still have part of their household with them at school.

3. Transition songs: Songs keep the brain in the mood. You can come up with your own song and teach them the songs. Let the song be about the transition. Transition songs help to keep children from one activity to the other.

4. Social Stories: Give them stories that will benefit them. For example, giving stories of successful people that went to school will prepare their minds toward school.

5. Transition activities: These are things done between two things. For example, dancing and watching cartoons. Give them time.

6. Visual Schedule: Using the visual schedule will make them ready for the task ahead. Things that are visible are hard to forget, it could be shown to them from charts.

7. Consistency: Constant using of the strategies will be more effective than using them occasionally.