Listening to young children: supporting transition

Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

  • discuss how listening to children as they prepare for and experience transition can help them to make meaning of their new situation
  • outline the discontinuities that children can experience as they transition to new environments
  • explain how boundary objects and learning stories can provide an opportunity to listen to children’s perspectives about their identity
  • outline the ways listening can contribute to the positive experiences of children making complex transitions.