GUIDANCE IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNATURE OF GROWTH PATTERN,

FUNCTION OF GUIDANCE and ROLE OF THE TEACHER.

Guidance in Elementary Level

It is based on the continuing development and fundamental knowledge, attitudes and skills of a personas a child matures into an adolescent.

The emphasis of guidance is on prevention and positive approach with emphasis on mental hygiene and correct values.

Components of Elementary Guidance Program

I . Vision and MissionII. General ObjectivesIII. Services and Programa. Individual Pupil Inventory contains

personal, family, and academic data.b. Information Services pertains to

social information like on-going orientation programs involving teachers, parents, and pupils.

c. Counseling Service includes individual, group or classroom counseling session and referrals.d. Testing means schedule, testing time including standardized test.e. Evaluation pertains to gathered feedback forms to find out the strong and weak points of the program.

IV. Yearly Calendar containing activities, programs, and their corresponding dates of schedule.

Nature and Growth Pattern of the Child Learner

1. Children are similar in some aspects but they too differ in certain phases. Some mature in all areas rapidly, still few lag behind.

2. Environment plays a vital role in the child’s proper development:

a. Food, warmth, air, and safety support physical growth.

b. Having sense of security and worth of self respect.

-Having a parents a dad or a mom to identify himself with -needs of belongingness

Function of GUIDANCE To meet the development task required by

education in assisting students to grow up as capable and contributing members of society

To help understand and sustain social relationship

To discover individual aptitudes/skills To develop critical thinking, appreciation of

worthwhile activities, sound and desirable mental ability as well as a sense responsibility and service among students.

Role of the TEACHER

There is a close link between guidance and instruction. When the learners properly guided correctly motivated, learning is its best. The teacher should create a climate of participative learning as he plays a very significant post in affecting the

lives and personalities of the children.

Adam states that :

teacher affects eternity; no body can tell where his influence stops.

When he discovers their strengths and their weaknesses, he can utilize both to assist them to improve. He can lead them to accept and understand themselves to eventually define for themselves their life goals. He, to the advantage of the pupils, may influence their attitudes and feelings to respond to situation reasonably.

on the other hand, he can sway them to improvement. By his correct approach he can create an environment of learning, respect for individual differences, develop dynamic group of learners, and discover each individual’s unique learning style.

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