Evaluation of adaptation and preparation studies applied in first classes according to teachers' views

In this research, adaptation and preparation studies, benefited from teacher's opinions, to determine the effect of student's classroom management, reading and writing skills and adaptation to school is aimed. In line with this purpose, class teacher's opinions are taken, the effect of adaptation and preparation studies on first class student's readiness, the reaction of student's parents' about adaptation and preparation period, the general ideas about the duration of adaptation and preparation studies and workbooks, the suggestions about adaptation and preparation studies; are examined with the technique of meeting and interview. The population of the research is composed of first class students in primary school connected to Ministry of Education in 2013-2014 school year, in the city center of Rize. The first class teachers of primary school who have different levels of work experience form the research sample. There are 16 teachers in the sample; 8 of which have 1-10 year, 5 of which have 10-20 year, 3 of which have more than 20 year work experience. As a result of the research, two views are come out. In the first view, it is reached that the adaptation and preparation studies effect the students' (under 66 months) reading and writing readiness and the level of adaptation to school positively. The second view is that the teachers find the activities easy and insufficient, the time aren't planned according to the activities, the students who have preschool education get bored and parents have an attitude according to their childrens' development level. In terms of these findings, suggestions are offered related to adaptation and preparation studies period.