Abstract:

This research is a qualitative case study which aims to determine the problems faced by primary school teachers, the strategies they used in having students acquire reading habits, and their opinions and suggestions about getting students acquire reading habits. In the research, easily accessible case sampling, one of the purposeful sampling methods, was used. 76 teachers working in state primary schools in 2018-2019 academic year participated in the study. The data were obtained through a semi-structured interview form. Four research questions were asked to obtain the data. The data was analyzed by content analysis method. As a result of the research, it was determined that teachers used many strategies that can be an example for their colleagues while having students acquire reading habits, and that they faced many problems arising from family, environment and colleagues. In addition, teachers' expectations from MoNE officials, colleagues and families have been established in order to the desired results while getting students acquire reading habit. Some suggestions were made in line with the results of the research.

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