Transition Process

Everyday nurses are learning something new. There is constant change as nurses face new challenges and advance their career. There are two models of transition that consider these challenges associated with change (Blais & Hayes, 2016). Bridges model of transition consists of three phases and he believes we go through all three as we experience change (Blais & Hayes, 2016). The first stage is the ending phase, which involves letting go of the past and discontinuing a connection (Blais & Hayes, 2016). When I got accepted into the nursing school I transitioned from a regular college student to a nursing student, which meant strictly focusing on passing nursing school. Once I pass the national state exam, I transition to a Registered Nurse. Then I transitioned from my employment setting as a waitress to a medical surgical telemetry nurse in a hospital setting. Within the ending phase, Bridges also describes four components: the second phase is the ending phase. It has four sections: disengagement, disidentification, disenchantment, disorientation. I fall under disenchantment, I currently work night shift and I have never been a night person. When I first started working night shift I was disoriented to time and constantly felt tired when I was out of work. I have now adapted to the schedule and can balance working nights and not being tired during the days when I am off. The second stage is the neutral zone, which consist of accepting your new role, however, the

Being an early childhood/special education major, I decided to observe during my field experience hours in a preschool class at Prairie Children Preschool, in Aurora. In this classroom, I observed a blended classroom, with ten out of fifteen children having IEPs. Thus far, I have visited three times and have completed a total of nine hours in the classroom. One opportunity I have in my placement is to be able to observe in the classroom on Fridays, during which only students enrolled in the Preschool for all program. Through my field experience I was able to observe Ms. Vanessa Seppa in the blended classroom. I have observed her work with children towards goals that have been set. Only having experience in early education made me curious as to the difference from preschool to the upper grades. One of my relatives was a substitute in a special education class and connected me to Vanessa Villalobos, who is a special education teacher in middle school.

The experiences of a child or young person when dealing with transitions will affect, positively or negatively, his development, and can have an important role in learning the skills to cope with other

Intellectual transitions include changes such as starting primary school, moving classes, key stages or up to secondary school. Also leaving school and moving on to further education or employment. These can all be very stressful changes for some pupils, others however, may be more than ready for the next big step in their educational lives. Obviously, these transitions are all planned, and known about in advance so parents and teachers are able to discuss any issue, and provide support to nervous children. Our primary school has policies and procedures to make each stage less nerve - wracking for children. In our last half term of the school year each child will be told which class room they are going to be in, with

There are several types of transition children and young people face, including, emotional, physical, physiological, and intellectual that if not correctly handled can have a negative impact on development.

Transitions are commonly described as different phases of concentrated learning and enhanced development in a social context. (Dunlop et al, 2007). There are three types of transitions, each have a different meaning. Vertical transitions describe a major change in a child’s life, for example, moving from pre-school, to the reception class in a school. Internal transitions occur when a child moves to a different room in a setting, for example, from a toddler room to a pre-school room, or reception to year 1. Horizontal transitions is a much broader term, they occur on a day-to-day basis, for example from their house to nursery, having multiple carers in one day, encountering unfamiliar people and many more. (O’Connor, 2013). “Development is all about transitions: conception to birth, birth to toddlerhood, to pre-schooler, school-age child, to adolescent, adolescent to adult, adult to the final

During Preschool a High/Scope curriculum setting, they are trying to build school readiness, so the children can move on and continue their growing education (http://www.highscope.org/Content.asp?ContentId=63).

Starting with Infants, background information is essential in order to make the transition from home to school as smooth as possible. The program staff and families work together to develop a meal plan for the infant before the child starts our program. On the same note, upon arrival parents communicate on a Daily Communication Log, where they write the child’s last feeding and any special messages they want to inform the teacher. In

The case study will focus on the partnership between St Andrews Primary School and the Special Educational Needs Co - coordinators from the national health services. I undertook my placement at St Andrews Primary School and worked closely within the special educational need team, which provide support in relation to children with additional needs. As being on placement and having the opportunity to work alongside the early year’s team, I experienced that a few children were much slower in terms of their learning and development.

Transition within early years education is a major life event that a child and family go through together. Currently, educational transition is defined as the process of change that children make from one place or phase of education to overtime, Fabian and Dunlop (2002). Starting school is a huge step in a child’s life. For some

The transition I will be focusing on is a child at the age of 2-3 years going from home to a flying start setting. Flying start is part of the early year’s program in wales for children under the age of 4 years old. It is mainly for families living in deprived areas. Children are able to attend this setting 5 days a week for two and a half hours a day. The majority of children have not attended any previous childcare settings therefore this is the first time they will be alone without their parents or carers with them.

This is a key issue to transitions because sharing information will allow the teacher in the new setting knowledge about the child's development. Having this knowledge will enable the school teacher to plan and provide activities that will help further their development. If information is not shared between setting this can cause the new setting to be unprepared for when the children come to setting. If a child in the nursery setting had a disability and they didn’t pass this information to the teacher in the new setting they may not have the correct resources in place that is needed. In my opinion I feel that it's important that information is shared between the settings because it will enable the staff to have an idea on what children will

The transition to childhood can be a very difficult process for children with disabilities because they are entering an unfamiliar world with many different new things to explore and to survive this world there are certain skills that must be acquired. To develop those skills teachers, families, school staff, agencies and other professional come together to help students set goals and learn skills that are necessary to maintain a living, get a job and furthering their education, this preparation help facilitate the transition into adult life . During the transition planning different services and activities are develop to help student with

Transitions occur overtime which challenges an individual’s perspectives. The impact of transitions can affect their attitudes and beliefs of the past, present and future. For an individual to begin a transition, they must be prepared for challenging obstacles ahead. These obstacles must be overcame to reach the final change in an individual’s self. This is explored through the play book “Educating Rita” by Willy Russell and the film “Pleasantville” directed by Gary Ross.

Transition in education is a period of change that a child may experience when starting preschool, primary or secondary education. In this essay, the focus will be on issues faced in transition from preschool to primary school.