Table of Contents

1. The Wider Context: An International Overview of Transition Issues 2. The Importance of Social Adjustment for Future Success 3. From Home to Childcare: Challenges for Mothers, Teachers and Children 4. Communication and Continuity in the Transition from Kindergarten to School 5. Co-constructing Transition to School by Children, Parents and Teachers 6. Parents' Views of Transition to School and their Influence on its Content 7. Teachers' Perspectives on Children as Learners in the Transition to School 8. Perspectives on Children as Learners in the Transition to School 9. Planning Transition Programmes 10. Empowering Children for Transitions 11. Transitions Without School 12. Conclusion

About the Author

Hilary Fabian, Aline-Wendy Dunlop