The kindergarten psychologist is one of the main specialist educators. He observes children from the beginning of their pre-school stay until they graduate.
Diagnostic examination
The duties of a kindergarten teacher-psychologist include diagnostics. It is held at least twice per academic year - at the beginning and at the end. This allows you to track the dynamics of the development of each child.
If necessary, diagnostics can be carried out in the middle of the school year. It is conducted, for example, for children with learning disabilities.
When carrying out diagnostics, a teacher-psychologist uses research methods for such mental processes as memory, perception, attention, thinking, etc. Comparison of the results with the development norms of preschoolers helps to give an overall picture of the development of children.
Psychological, medical and pedagogical counseling
The teacher-psychologist is included in the commission of kindergarten specialists - PMPK. This commission is doing additional work with children with developmental delays. Such children are identified based on the results of a diagnostic examination.
The function of the teacher-psychologist is to determine the psychological maturity of preschoolers. He must write his opinion and recommendations to teachers and parents. This is how pre-medical monitoring of the condition of children is carried out.
Family Counseling
One of the duties of an educational psychologist in a preschool institution is to advise the parents of preschoolers. If problems are identified, he invites dad, mom or the adult who is the child's guardian to talk.
The teacher-psychologist consults not only the parents of children who attend kindergarten, but also the parents of unorganized children.
In the consultation process, the specialist's task is to show options for solving problems that a child has in learning or behavior. In addition, he must explain to the parents that only joint actions of the kindergarten and the family will give a positive result.
When interacting with the families of pupils, the teacher-psychologist increases the pedagogical literacy of the parents. This has a beneficial effect on the relationship between family members of a particular child.
Help for teachers
In addition to children and their parents, the educational psychologist works with the pedagogical staff of the kindergarten. At events such as a pedagogical council, a meeting, a seminar and others, he talks about effective methods and techniques that will make it possible to best structure work with pupils.
Employees of a preschool institution can contact a teacher-psychologist not only for work moments, but also for personal questions. This is how the specialist maintains a favorable climate in the kindergarten team.
