Abstract:

Social emotional development is the ability of the child to express himself, to control his feelings, to be in harmony with himself and his surroundings. The social and emotional development of children plays an important role in the foundation of children’s future school success. In the pre-school period, children begin to manage and control their emotions. Social skills, defined as the ability to behave properly to the social environment, play an important role in the establishment of interpersonal relationships. Research shows that when children are unable to gain social skills until they are six years old, they have difficulty acquiring these skills in the following years and in adulthood. This study aims to identify the relationships between the social and emotional harmony of children in the pre-school period and the levels of social skills. In this direction, a relative scan model has been used to determine whether the variables change together and if there is a change in which direction this change is. The research was carried out with a total of 200 children, including 48-66 months of girls and 97 boys, determined by random sample selection of maternity and pre-school education continuing in the independent kindergartens. As a data collection tool, the Social Skills Assessment Scale (Avcıoğlu (2007), the Marmara Social Emotional Adaptation Scale (Güven, Light 2006) and the Demographic Information Form were used. The scales and information forms used in the research are filled by teachers. The Pearson correlation ratio has been tested to determine the relationship between social emotional harmony and social skills. As a result of the analysis of the data, the scale of assessment of social skills, the interpersonal skills, the sub-measure and the ability to control anger behaviors and adapt to changes, the ability to cope with counter-pressure, the ability to interpret verbal, the ability to self-control, the ability to target, the ability to listen, the ability to complete tasks, the ability to accept results, the relationship has been determined.

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