Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to examine the social skills of five and six years old children attending  pre-school in relation to some variables that influence their social skills. The study group of this research consists of 300 children. The Social Skill Assessment Scale and the socio-demographic information form were used as data collection tools in the study. At the end of analysis it was found out that among five and six years old pre-school children the ones who previously had preschool education have more advanced social skills than the ones who had not. Moreover, it was found that the level of father's education had a strong positive effect on the childrens social skills. The socioeconomic status of the family and the gender of the children also had an impact on the level of children’s social skills. Based on these findings, some suggestions are offered to researchers and educators to develop the social skills of preshool children.