The psycho-social performance of institutionalized children in Vlora

Children and all persons living in institutions are a special group to be studied, as besides the main fact that they live in the institution, they also carry new features that attach to the personality as a result of the impact of the environment they live in. This is especially apparent when dealing with people who live for years in these institutions. I chose to study the age group of childhood (3-6 years old) knowing that at this time the first features of behavior and personality are created. The first years of life affect what we will be in the future. Even these children are a mix between their genes and life in the institution. In this study, I chose a part of children attending kindergarten, interested in assessing whether they are well integrated and how their school performance at the psycho - social level is presented. It is known that the school is the institution that provides education and this is not only for academic skills. I was of particular interest to me the emergence of certain behaviors for three main elements: academic abilities, communication skills and social skills. I mostly focused on studying this target group of children during their classes to see how the features of institutionalization affect. Through day-to-day contact with children during gardening activities and sharing information with their teachers, I managed to analyze the elements that affect an unsatisfactory level of their school performance. Combining observation with interviews, the emerging information points out learning difficulties, articulation, writing, mathematical concepts, communication difficulties, and difficulties in social interaction. Just as any particular cultural or social context affects us, so does life in the care institutions. The results of the study indicate that the stronger the institutionalization effects when the years of life are long in the institution and contacts with the surrounding family and community are scarce. This study will help educators, caretakers, and institutional care staff improving their services, as well as being aware