Prethodno priopćenje
https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v22i0.3912
Raising Awareness of the Importance of Reading to Early Childhood and Preschool Age Children through Lifelong Education of Parents
Melita Pergar
; Vrapčić Kindergarten J. Bedekovića 11, 40000, Čakovec, Croatia
Jasmina Hadela
orcid.org/0000-0002-4680-9505
; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Sveučilišna avenija 4, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
Sažetak
undoubtedly emphasized. Even though modern technology is present in all spheres
of children‘s education, the fact that reading has a significant role in children‘s
future development and learning, both cognitive and emotional, should not be
neglected. Children whom it has been read to since birth are most often given a
good foundation for learning and reading successfully later on in life. The parental
role is invaluable in early reading to the child because, in addition to developing
the child‘s vocabulary, imagination and faster understanding, the time parent and
child spend together is quality time. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate
the parents‘ views on the importance of reading to a child from an early age, as
well as to determine whether parents aspire to some form of lifelong education in
the mentioned field.
In the first phase, unstructured interviews were conducted with five parents whose
children attend one of the early childhood and preschool institutions in Međimurje
County. In the second phase of the survey, a questionnaire was constructed to
examine the parents‘ opinions (N = 78) on the importance of early reading to the
child. It has been found that parents most often state lack of free time as a reason
for insufficient reading to or with the child. They also mention that so far they
haven‘t participated in any of the professional training forms or workshops dealing
with this topic. They believe that due to their busy schedule and work obligations,
educational institutions should take on the role of reading to children, as well as
stimulating interest in the book. If given the opportunity and leisure, there are some
parents who would like to participate in one of the lifelong learning programs.
Ključne riječi
child and early reading; child‘s cognitive and emotional development; prereading skills; parents and educators
Hrčak ID:
251258
URI
Datum izdavanja:
22.12.2020.
Posjeta: 4.220 *