Features of adaptation of first-graders to school – How to help your child overcome difficulties

What difficulties to adapt to school may arise from first grader? Meet the problems of adaptation of first-graders to school. Learn how to help the child adapt to learning and overcome difficulties

Stepping the threshold of the school, the child falls into a completely new world for him. Perhaps the child has long been waiting for this moment, but he will have to adapt to a new life, where new tests, friends and knowledge are waiting for it. What difficulties may arise from first grader when adapting to school? Meet the problems of adaptation of first-graders to school. Learn how to help the child adapt to learning and overcome all the difficulties. Your baby only goes to kindergarten? Read by child adaptation in kindergarten. 

Children are not all the same to adapt. Someone quickly pours into a new team and is included in the learning process, and someone needs time for it.

What is adaptation to school and from which factors it depends?

Adaptation is a restructuring of the body to work in the changed conditions. Adaptation to the school has two sides: psychological and physiological.

Physiological adaptation include several stages:

• «Acute adaptation» (first 2 – 3 weeks). This is the hardest period for the child. During this period, the child’s body responds to all new strong voltages of all systems, as a result of which in September the child is subject to illness.
• Unstable adaptation. During this period, the child finds close to the optimal reaction options to new conditions.
• Period of sustainable adaptation. During this period, the child’s body reacts to loads with less voltage.

In general, adaptation lasts from 2 to 6 months, depending on the individual characteristics of the child.

Violation of adaptation depends on several factors:

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  Lack of child preparation for school;

• Long deprivation;
• Somatic child’s weakness;
• Violation of the formation of individual mental functions;
• Violation of cognitive processes;
• Violation of school skills;
• Motor disorders;
• Emotional disorders;
• Sociability and socialization.

Features of adaptation to the school of first grader, school adaptation levels

Each first-grader has its own features of adaptation to school. To understand how the child is adapted, it is recommended to know about the level of adaptation to the school:

• High adaptation level.
  The child adapts well to new conditions, relates positively to teachers and school, easily assimilates the educational material, finds a common language with classmates, diligently studies, listens to the explanations of the teacher, shows a great interest in independent study of the program, and joy performs homework and t.D.
• The average level of adaptation.
  The child relates positively to school, understands the training material, performs independently typical exercises, attentive when performing tasks, focuses only when it is interesting, performs conscientious public orders, friendly with many classmates.
• Low Adaptation.
  

  The child negatively responds about the school and teachers, complains of health, often changes the mood, there is a violation of discipline, does not absorb the training material, it is distracted in the lessons, it does not regularly perform homework, when performing typical exercises, the teacher’s help is required, does not fly with classmates, public orders Performs under the guidance, passive.

The problem of adaptation in the school of first grader – causes and signs of deadaption

Under the disadaptation, you can understand the pronounced problems that do not allow the child to learn and the emergence of any difficulties related to learning (deterioration of mental and physical health, difficulties in reading and writing and t.NS.). Sometimes disadaptation is difficult to notice.
The most typical manifestations of deadaption:

Psyche disorders:

• Sleep disturbance;
• Bad appetite;
• Fatigue;
• Inadequate behavior;
• Headaches;
• Nausea;
• Violation of the tempo speech and t.NS.

Neurotic disorders:

• Enuresis;
• Stuttering;
• Neurosis of obsessive states and t.NS.

Asthenical conditions:

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  Reducing body weight;

• Pallor;
• Bruises under the eyes;
• Low performance;
• Increased fatigue and t.D.
• Reducing the body resistance to the environment: the child often sick. How to raise immunity?
• Reduced learning motivation and self-esteem.
• Increased anxiety and constant emotional stress.

To adapt the first grader successfully, it is necessary to help the child. This should be done not only by parents, but also the teachers. If a child cannot adapt even with the help of parents, you need to ask for help from a specialist. In this case, a children’s psychologist.

How to help your child adapt at school: recommendations for parents

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  Attract the child to the school preparation process. Buy together stationery, notebooks, disciples, organize a workplace and t.NS. The child must realize himself that visible changes occur in his life. Turn the preparation for school into the game.

• Make a routine of the day. Make a schedule visual and clear. Thanks to the schedule, the child will feel confident, and nothing will forget. Over time, the first grader will learn without a schedule to dispose of its time and is better adapted to school. If the child copes without a schedule, you do not need to insist on compiling. To avoid overwork, alternate activities. Only highlights must be included in the schedule: lessons at school, homework, mugs and sections, etc.D. Do not include on schedule time games and recreation, otherwise it will rest all the time.
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  Independence. To adapt to school, the child must learn to be independent. No need, of course, from the first days to send a child to school one – this is not a manifestation of independence. But picking up the portfolio, performing homework and folding toys – it’s autonomy.

• Games. First grader is, first of all, a child and he needs to play. Games for first-graders are not only a vacation, but also a change of activity from which he can learn a lot of new and useful about the world around.
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  The authority of the teacher. Explain to the first grader that the teacher is an authority that means a lot for the child. In no case do not undermine the authority of the teacher in front of the child, if something does not suit you, talk directly to the teacher.

• Help your first-grader to adapt to difficult school life. Do not forget to help the child in difficult times and explain the incomprehensible tasks. Parents support during school adaptation is very important for children.