Competencies of pre-school group educator ensuring child's good feeling and preparation for school

Abstract

Description: Problem of research Description: All six years old children will visit kindergarten (pre-school) class in Lithuania in 2005. The organizational reform does not guarantee developmental continuity at transitions from day care to school. What developmental effects the new technologies and child-teacher communication will have? These questions were raised in the study of educators' readiness to work in the new system. Teachers of Pre-school education department at VPU conducted the research to the order of Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania which aimed at analysing the educators' competences which enable children to feel good and ensure their preparation to successful education and development at school. Objectives of research 1.To evaluate pre-school group educators' competence to ensure a positive interaction with a child, to establish environment favourable to child's education and development and to apply modern educational technologies. 2. To establish the influence of new technologies on child's good feeling, creativity as well as on development of his/her linguistic and mathematical literacy in pre-school years