THE EFFECTS OF INTERACTIVE BOOK READING ACTIVITIES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

Abstract

Early childhood is one of the irreversible periods of life. Especially this period is the foundation of the learning future of the child. The first years of childhood are a period when cognitive, physical and language development is faster than other years. For this reason, it is very important to determine the achievements of interactive book reading activities to be done with children in the preschool period and to manage the process accordingly. The purpose of this research is to determine the effects of interactive storybook reading activities in and out of school on the developmental areas of children, according to the opinions of preschool teachers, preschool teacher candidates and parents. The study group of the research is affiliated to the Ministry of National Education in Konya City Center in the 2020-2021 academic year; It consists of an independent kindergarten, 5 preschool teachers in this school, and 15 pre-school teacher candidates, a total of 20 people. Qualitative research method was used in this study.