Transition in Action: Targeting students with difficulties transitioning from Year 8 to Year 9.

Authors

  • Denise Burrow Mairehau RTLB cluster

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54322/kairaranga.v6i2.28

Keywords:

transition to schools, transition programmes

Abstract

Research identifies that a percentage of students are less successful than others in transitioning from Year 8 to Year 9. A positive support programme was developed to target some of these students and help them ease from the nurturing climate within the primary system into the multi-faceted secondary environment.

Author Biography

  • Denise Burrow, Mairehau RTLB cluster

    Denise Burrow has been an RTLB in the Mairehau Cluster
    for three years. She has taught extensively as a classroom
    teacher, a specialist subject teacher, and with individuals
    who have specifi c learning disabilities. Denise followed a
    B.Ed with M.Ed second class honours (Division 1) in special
    education at Massey in 2000. She has always been involved
    in helping students maximise their learning opportunities,
    mainly at Year 7-12 levels.

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Published

01-07-2005

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2005)

Section

Vol 6 Iss 2

License

Copyright (c) 2022 Denise Burrow

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How to Cite

Transition in Action: Targeting students with difficulties transitioning from Year 8 to Year 9. (2005). Kairaranga, 6(2), 19-22. https://doi.org/10.54322/kairaranga.v6i2.28