In this study, it is aimed to specify first grades teachers’ need of consultation who are in charge of conducting the school adaptation and reading and writing process.

First grade is a critical period which includes school orientation, preparation, learning and improving   of reading and writing. For getting healthy results in this process, it is necessary to know the first-grade teachers’ needs of consultation who are expected to implement the main intervention techniques. The literature accessed shows that there is limited study on the first-grade teachers’ needs of consultation.

This study is designed as a qualitative research. In qualitative approach, It is aimed to examine the under-researched subject with a interpretative perspective in natural setting.

The data were collected during the first term of 2015-2016 academic year from 7 first-grade teachers with a semi-structured interview technique. The interviews conducted in the last week of every month  were implemented monthly 4 times in total .  Thematic method was used for the analysis of the data.

The answers given to the same interview questions asked every month changed by month. Identified thema samples are these: nonfunctional parenting skills, economic difficulties, the difficulties encountered in psycho-motor development and self-care skills, the fear of staying at school, the difficulties with the school management, the concerns of teachers, strange child, the hardships of obeying the rules and math.

The consultation studies for the first-grade teachers can be defined as the protective and pretentive  guidance studies that are presented to teachers in order to help  students to have a better term during the first grade. It is aimed to examine the teachers’ consultation needs for the critical period in the first grade. Qualitative method is used in the study. At the end of the study, it was found out that the first grade teachers consultation needs differ monthly and it is suggested to take these needs into consideration for the consultation needs to be prepared.

Key words: critical period , consultation, first grade, teacher, psychological counselor