Abstract:

The preschool period is a critical period for the acquisition of many skills. As speaking, reading, and writing are important in social life, listening is also an important and necessary skill. However, when looking at the studies on preschool period, it is seen that studies on listening and social skills are insufficient. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between listening skills and social skills of 48-60 month-old children. The data of the research, which was carried out with the relational scanning model, one of the quantitative research methods, was collected by using The Evaluation Scale of Preschool Period Children’s Interception Skill and the teacher form of Preschool Social Skills Assessment Scale. The participant group of the study consists of 165 children from the 48-60 months group. A simple random sampling method was used in the selection of the participants. Relationship and difference tests were used to analyze the data. As a result of this study, it was concluded that there is a positive significant relationship between the listening skills and social skills of 48-60 months-old children. It is seen that the gender of the children and the education level of parents make a significant difference in the level of listening and social skills. It was concluded that as the education level of mothers and fathers increased, the listening and social skills of children increased.

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