Abstract:

The aim of study is to examine the effectiveness of multimedia applications in teaching Literacy Teaching at primary school at first year of primary school. Posttest control group design, as one of the experimental design of research studies, was used in the study. For the study Gazipasa Primary School and Canip Baysal Primary Schools located in the city center of Bolu was selected. 1-A class of Gazipasa Primary School was assigned as the experimental group and 1-A class of Canip Baysal Primary School was assigned as the control group of the study. The finding of the study indicated; It was found that the reading time mean scores ( x=59,33) of experimental group is more positive than the control group ( x =80,22). That is; the experimental group students learn writing and reading skills earlier than the control group students. A significant difference was found in favour of experimental group students in their first and second semesters reading aloud speed in which multimedia applications were used. That is; experimental group students read the text in a short time.

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