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The transition of a child from kindergarten to elementary school
Babková, Jana ; Ronková, Jolana (advisor) ; Wildová, Radka (referee)
This diploma thesis focuses on the period of a child's transition from kindergarten to elementary school, an important milestone in every child's life. The theoretical part addresses current legislation, preschool education with its goals and sylabus, entry to elementary school, the child's maturity and readiness, and factors, which affect a child's adaptation in elementary school. By utilizing investigative inquiries, this thesis confronts opinions of the lay and expert community on school maturity and readiness, a child's preparation for compulsory schooling, the cooperation of kindergarten and family and child's adaptation to the school system. From data gained through surveys and semi-structured interviews it is evident, that opinions of parents and educators are alike and supplement each other. The applied method of testing allowed to detect and compare the real level of school maturity and preparedness of children at preschool classes of kindergarten and pupils in first grade at elementary school. The level of school maturity and preparedness is higher with pupils of the first grade of elementary school, thereby proving the hypothesis. The level of school maturity and preparedness is compared to the parent's subjective opinions. The real level of school maturity and preparedness of children...
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