The transition between early childhood education and primary education: a literature review

Abstract

The transition between Early Childhood Education and Primary Education is a process that permeates the academic lives of children, so it is fundamental that it takes place in an interconnected way, with an integrated curriculum and the use of recreational situations and experiences that contribute towards literacy. This literature review analyzes the productions and foundations in the educational landscape and in the field of knowledge production regarding the transition between these two stages of Basic Education, by analyzing articles published in journals classified as Qualis A1 in Brazil, according to the assessment carried out by CAPES in 2019. The articles analyzed had themes aimed at the following a priori categories: Childhood Education; Teacher Knowledge and Practices; Curriculum and Teaching and Learning. After analyzing these articles, guided by Textual Discourse Analysis, three categories and five subcategories emerged. Among the results, we found that most of the articles addressed issues related to the curriculum, literacy and issues related to early childhood, reinforcing the importance of establishing an interconnected and systematic study between the two stages of Basic Education. However, research in the area of transition is insignificant, despite the evident importance of this topic.