Description of Turkish Children's Drawing, Early Writing and Narrative Skills Using A Picture Book
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2019
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Ankara Üniversitesi
Abstract
This study investigates the drawing, early writing and narrative skills among Turkish children
aged 36-61 months using a picture book. The participants were 60 children–28 girls and 32
boys–who attended two preschool institutions in Ankara, Turkey. Two checklists developed by
the researchers were used to investigate the drawing and writing skills of children after picture
books were read to them following the Dialogic Reading method. In addition, the qualitative
methodology of content and descriptive analyses was utilized for transcription and analyses of
voice records in order to create categories relating to the participant children’s narrative skills.
Turkish children did what was expected from them after reading a picture book. Study results
suggest some differences occur with regard to line types and human figures between the
drawing behavior of children aged 36-48 months and those aged 49-61 months. It was observed
that the drawing aptitude of the older group; those aged 49-61 months, was more developed.
This result is similar to the findings of other relevant literature. Furthermore, an investigation
of the children’s writing products indicated that age is a determining factor in skill development.
Picture books revealed children’s early literacy skills and the results indicated that drawing,
writing and narrative skills should be supported through an interconnected learning process.
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Dialogic reading, Drawing, Early writing