The use of storytelling to develop the primary school students' critical reading skill: the primary education pre-service teachers' opinions

Belet S. D., DAL S.

1st World Conference on Learning, Teaching and Administration (WCLTA), Cairo, Mısır, 29 - 31 Ekim 2010, cilt.9 identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 9
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.12.409
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Cairo
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Mısır
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Critical reading, storytelling, primary education pre-service teachers
  • Anadolu Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this study is to determine the primary education pre-service teachers' opinions about the use of storytelling to develop the primary school students' critical reading skills. The study was designed with qualitative research approach and criterion sampling method was used to select 53 participants. The collected data was analysed through descriptive analysis. As a result of the study, it was obtained that the pre-service teachers had positive opinions about the use of storytelling to develop the critical reading skill and their opinions about the contribution of the method were compatible with the skills explained in literature within the context of critical reading. Consequently, the pre-service teachers suggested carrying out the studies on the applications of the method during their education, also they emphasized that these studies should be conducted with the primary education teachers.