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Posted by Pénélope Venskus on Sep 17, 2022
A significant change
Your child's transition to high school is quite a step! This transition can be experienced with great apprehension for both you and your teenager.
The transition to high school involves major changes in your child's life: new friends, new school, new teachers, change of schedule, no longer being one of the "big boys" and possibly traveling independently. According to Wallis & Barrett (1998), a substantial number of students may experience psychological and emotional difficulties during this period.
There are three types of transition related to the start of secondary school:
Academic: Changes in teaching, assessment and subjects taught.
Social: new network of friends, new relationships with teachers
Procedural: new school, new schedules, new rules of life.
These transitions occur gradually over time.
Perhaps the easiest transition to make is the “procedural” transition. This type of transition is more important in urban areas when the secondary school is very large.
According to Demetriou 2000, the challenges for students consist of the following:
This is why your support and supervision are still essential. According to Duval 2018, the results highlighted three ways parents can engage with their child at home:
1.School support;
2.School socialization;
3.Parental involvement in the school: parent-teacher communication is also highlighted as being non-negligible.
Here are also strategies you can apply to ease this transition:
What will be new:
My child is more likely to adapt less well if…
After returning home:
What personal tools to consider:
Trick! Why not find a student around you who is already in high school and whom we can ask questions?
Role of teachers:
The ability of teachers to support students is an essential element in promoting learning and school transition. Furthermore, students who feel supported by their teachers also tend to be more motivated. Bru, Stornes, Munthe & Thuen, 2010, 519-520).
Good to know
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References
https://www.cssmb.gouv.qc.ca/prescolaire-primaire/passage-du-primaire-au-secondaryaire/
Bru, E., Stornes, T., Munthe , E. and Thuen, E. (2010). Students' perceptions of teacher support across the transition from primary to secondary school. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 54, 6, 519-533
Demetriou, H., Goalen, P. & Rudduck, J. (2000).Academic performance, transfer, transition and friendship: Listening to the student voice.International Journal of Educational Research, [33(4), 425-441]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0883-0355(00)00026-4
Duval, Joelle, 2018, Parental involvement to promote engagement during the primary-secondary transition: perceptions of parents and their teenager at risk of dropping out of school, Thesis
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