Övergången mellan årskurs 3 och 4

: framgångsfaktorer för elever i språklig sårbarhet

Abstract

The aim of this study is to contribute with knowledge about success factors and areas of development concerning the transition between year 3 and 4 for pupils in language vulnerability.The background of the study is my own experience of the challenges that pupils in any form of language vulnerability are being exposed to during this transition. The study was carried out through an internet based qualitative and quantitative survey aimed for practising special education teachers in year 3 and 4. In the study public schools from preschool class to year 6 in the south of Sweden were chosen randomly.The theoretical perspectives in the study are based on the sociocultural perspective, the relational perspective and the framefactor theory. The result in my study shows that there are a number of success factors during the transition between year 3 and 4. What is shown is for example that the special education teacher and the class teacher take part in the transitions which contributes to giving the pupils a continuity in form of for example successful ways of working, treatment and extra adaptation. The study shows that there is an explicit allocation of responsibility and which information is supposed to be conducted during the transition which makes the language vulnerability lessen för the pupils. The result also shows a good transition competence during the transition due to communication and interaction between those who take part in the transition. The study also aimed to investigate the participation of pupils during the transition. The result shows that the participation of pupils is very limited. An implication for special education is therefore to increase the possibility for pupil participation since this is important in order to support their knowledgeability and attainment.