Moving Part 2

Posted by Winnie Melda on October 5th, 2018

The move from a familiar to a new school environment can be challenging for children. A teacher can take several measures to ensure that the child experiences low anxiety and adapts fast to the new environment. If children feel welcomed, they are likely to be active participants and develop a positive attitude for learning. The teacher will identify whether the child is coming or is already in school from the school administration. The actions will be focused on the individual student but will require participation from other students. The paper discusses a step by step program that helps a new child who has come to middle school. The program will be referred to as “program for new students.”

Step 1: Prepare

• Preserve a space for the new child. This will set the tone for the experience at the new school.
• Incorporate the child into class activities and programs such as the Birthday Board.
• Welcome, the child to the classroom. The activity can be done by placing a welcome sign on the classroom door and giving it to the parents to save for remembrance.

Step 2: Be warm

• Speak to the child on her or his eye level.
• Spend some one-on-one time with the new student to ensure he or she feels personally welcomed

Step 3: Be Informative

• Give the new child a tour of the classroom.
• Positively provide a few rules and guidelines.
• Explain the routine to the child to prepare the child for the next activity.
• Clarify any expectations (Jain & Xu, 2007).

Step 4: Introduce

• Introduce the child to the new class and introduce the class to the new child.
• Make the introduction more than once as the child is likely to meet new classmates.

Step 5: Gather insightful information about the child

• Read through the Child Profile on developmental intake information.
• Determine crucial information including allergies and other specific details.

Step 6: Help the child become acquainted

• Pair the new child up with another child
• Explain the role of the child in helping the new child become acquainted with the class and the school.
• Introduce the new child to teachers a few times.
• Talk about upcoming moves in advance.
• Be clear about what will be undertaken throughout the day.
• Facilitate the social process by making efforts to include the child in play experiences.
• Maintain open communication with the child (Rader & Sittig, 2003).

 References

Rader, D., & Sittig, L. H. (2003). New kid in school: Children in transition. Teachers College Press.

Jain, R. K., & Xu, L. (2007). PlGF: a new kid on the antiangiogenesis block. Cell, 131(3), 443-445.

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