Abstract:

We rank the period of preschool age among the most important periods in a person's whole life. During pre-school age, the child detaches himself from the family and integrates into the society of people. An important role in this period is played not only by the family, but also by the kindergarten, which is the child's first social experience. At the end of preschool age, the child faces a new role as a schoolchild. But not every child is ready for this role. A child who is expected to start primary school is expected to have a degree of emotional stability. The child must be able to detach himself from the mother and other family members for a given period of time, to form a relationship with his peers, classmates, teachers and, last but not least, to schoolwork. Some degree of self-control is also expected. The child proves social maturity by being able to accept a new social role as a schoolchild and a classmate.

In a research survey conducted in selected Czech kindergartens, 100 records of pedagogical diagnostics of preschool children were analysed in order to determine the level of social competencies of these children, as one of the necessary prerequisites for subsequent successful adaptation in the 1st grade of primary school. Based on the analysis, individual children were then divided into groups according to the expected success rate of adaptation, which will be assessed in the next period of research and will look for relationships between the assumptions and the actual course of adaptation in the 1st grade of primary school.

Keywords:

Preschool child, social competence, adaptation to school, document analysis, school readiness.