The purpose of this study lies in finding out the effects of picture books-using literary experiences, an education activity of the early childhood education institutes, and offering of basic data for searching for teaching. learning methods for trigg...
The purpose of this study lies in finding out the effects of picture books-using literary experiences, an education activity of the early childhood education institutes, and offering of basic data for searching for teaching. learning methods for triggering the young children's interests in reading and better behavior for active reading through the picture books-using literary experiences.
So, study issues established in this study are as follows:
1. What is the effect of picture books-using literary experiences on the young children in being interested in reading?
2. What is the effect of picture books-using literary experiences on
the young children in their active reading behavior?
3. What is the effect of picture books-using literary experiences by sex?
In order to test such questions, following procedure was carried out
First, the books used for this study were selected through the course such as 25 books were selected firstly considering the criteria of the books recommended by the 'Children Book Research Society' 'books for young children recommended by Hanuri Reading Campaign Center'. 「Picture books good for the young children」(Lee Gyeong U, Ji Young Hee, Lee Cha Suk, Noh Young Hee. Hyun Eun Ja, 2001) and 12 books were chosen finally suitable for this subject based on the collaboration(2008)by kim Hyun Hee et al through a conference consists of total 7 person, 3 of who are in the master's degree with over 5 years career in early childhood education and 3 of who have been working over 5 years as the teachers on the spot including this researcher.
Second, Askov(1973)'s Primary pupil reading Attitude Inventory was modified and supplemented to match the kindergarten level and then used as the test tool for young children's interest in reading, and in the test of young children's reading behavior, qualitative research was carried out as the way of participant observation of this researcher to see the significant behavior or change relevant to quantitative research which used Saracho(1998)'s Reading Attitude Test that modified and supplemented by Chae Jong Ok (1996) to fit the kindergarten level.
Third, total 28 young children aged 5 years old were selected as the subject for this study and then divided in half randomly into test group and control group, and the test confirmed the homogeneity of the two groups through their interest in reading and reading behavior prior to picture book-using literary experiences.
Fourth, the test group showed significant differences in interest in reading and reading behavior after practice of total 12 times of picture books using literary experiences, 2 times a week covering 6 weeks. That is, the 14 young children of test group who participated in picture book using literary experiences improved considerably in their interest in reading and reading behavior than before the practice of such experiences. Besides, such picture book using literary experiences affected both male and female young children, but particularly bigger influence on female young children. Thus, it was confirmed that the literary experience through the picture books picked out this study was positively influential on the children in being interest in reading and active reading behavior.
In conclusion, this study results shows that as the picture book using literary experience in the spot of young children education could be effective teaching. learning method by inducing the young children's interest in reading to form active reading behavior, this researcher wants this study to be the first step for the young children to be lifelong readers by using it actively.