Abstract:

This study examined the effect of the interactive book reading method on the self-perception of children aged 5-6 years. The study group consists of 26 children aged 5-6 years studying in two schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education in the Geyve district of Sakarya province in the 2021-2022 academic year. A quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest control group was used in the study. The experimental group read 10 books twice for eight weeks with the interactive book reading method. No intervention was made for the children in the control group. Demoulin Self-Perception Scale for Children and Personal Information Form, were used as data collection tools. The data obtained from the pre-test and post-test applications were analyzed using SPSS 20 package program. According to the study results, a significant difference was found in the self-perception post-test scores of the children in the experimental and control groups in favor of the experimental group. In addition, the difference in the achievement levels of the children in the experimental group was found to be significant. According to these results, it can be said that the interactive book reading method has a positive effect on the self-perception of 5–6-year-old children.

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