Parents of first-graders can tell you a lot about the complexity of adapting their child. But the fifth-grader's parents often do not even suspect how difficult the addictive period for their child can be. But in fact, at the age of 10-11 years with the onset of adolescence, the child has an acute need for the help of parents. Of course, your baby is already completely independent and some problems can be solved by himself, but social adaptation of fifth graders has many more pitfalls and problems than it may seem.
Adaptation of fifth graders in school: what happens to your child?
The period of getting used to a new one takes place many times. The difficulty of adapting students in grade 5 is that new teachers appear in the life of the child instead of one class teacher, more complex disciplines, and have much to learn. If before the child was the oldest in the junior school, then now he is the youngest in the middle. It is not always easy to reconcile with this.
Psychological adaptation of the 5th class occurs gradually and each child has a different period. There are new people in the team, new teachers and a completely adult schedule of the educational process. All this causes discomfort and removes from the state of equilibrium. The child has a feeling of anxiety, insecurity, he is alert. In the psyche, some changes begin. Due to new disciplines, theoretical thinking, attitude to oneself is formed, one's own views and opinions on one or other things appear.
Diagnosis of the adaptation of fifth graders
During this period, it is very important to constantly monitor the children and keep your hand on the pulse. Adaptation of fifth graders is a real test for parents and teachers. A psychologist must constantly work at school. There are a number of ways in the form of tests and questionnaires to determine the state of the child. The task of the specialist is to find out the general level of anxiety of the class, attitudes toward learning and interpersonal relations in the team. Diagnosis of the adaptation of fifth graders is held some time after the children have entered the training rhythm.
Adaptation in grade 5 was successful if:
- the child is satisfied with the educational process and without persuasion goes to classes;
- the student easily learns a new program;
- your child tries to perform all tasks independently and applies for help when it is really necessary;
- you are completely sure that the child normally communicates with his classmates and teachers.
Difficulties in adapting fifth-graders to school
Adaptation of fifth graders in the school process is lengthy and far from always simple. Almost certainly you will encounter a number of problems of a very different nature. Analysis of the adaptation of Class 5 shows that the difficulties most often arise from the following list of reasons:
- Contradictory requirements of teachers. If earlier the child dealt only with several teachers and he had one principal teacher, now he has to get acquainted with a completely different system. The task of parents to take an active part and get to know each teacher independently. The child will be much easier if you can tell what the teacher is asking for from him. But such control should be unobtrusive.
- Each lesson has to adapt. Different teachers have their own methods of presenting the material, the pace of speech, and the method of abstracting.
- Adaptation of children in grade 5 is accompanied by a new style of communication. If before they had one teacher and for each child he can find an approach, but now teachers treat everyone the same way. This process of depersonalization in some causes oppression, while others are rejoicing at such a sudden freedom.
- Difficulties in the adaptation of fifth-graders are also connected with a mass of new subjects, a large amount of information. The main task of the parent and teacher is to work together in the institution and at home. This way it is possible to identify the difficulties that have arisen and to facilitate the adaptation of the fifth graders.