The Relationship between Preschool Teacher's Attitudes toward Children's Literature and Their Attitudes toward Reading Books

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The study examines how preschool pre-service teachers’ attitudes toward children’s literature relate to their attitudes toward reading books. Using a relational screening model, it surveyed 343 preschool pre-service teachers with the ACLS and ARHS scales. Results show high attitudes toward children’s literature and moderate attitudes toward reading habits. Women scored higher than men; fourth-year students scored higher than others on children’s literature. Course-taking significantly influenced children’s literature attitudes but not reading habits, and a positive, weak relationship emerged between the two attitudes.

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Introduction

Children’s literature and children’s literature teaching

Method and findings

Attitudes toward children’s literature and reading habits

Gender and grade differences

Course effects and correlations

Anatolian Journal ofEducation e-ISSN: 2547-9652 April 2024 ● Vol.9, No.1 [www.e-aje.net](www.e-aje.net)[ ](www.e-aje.net)pp. 19-36 The Relationship between Preschool Teacher's Attitudes toward Children's Literature and Their Attitudes toward Reading Books Dondu Neslihan Bay Assoc. Dr., Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Department of Early Childhood Education, Türkiye, [bayneslihan@gmail.com](bayneslihan@gmail.com) Ozlem Simsek Cetin Assoc. Dr., Kirikkale University, Department of Early Childhood Education, Türkiye, [o.simsekcetin@gmail.com](o.simsekcetin@gmail.com) Perihan Tugba Seker Asst. Dr., Usak University, Department of Early Childhood Education, Türkiye , [tugba.seker@usak.edu.tr](tugba.seker@usak.edu.tr) During the preschool period, children's interest in reading increases, and their attitudes toward books develop with the means and opportunities provided by their teachers. Teachers' attitudes develop during their undergraduate education as pre-service teachers. This study aims to reveal preschool pre-service teachers' attitudes toward children's literature and reading habits and the relationship between these attitudes. The relational screening model was used, and the study was conducted with 343 preschool pre-service teachers. The data were collected through the "Preservice Teacher's Attitude toward Children's Literature Scale (ACLS)" and "Pre-service Teacher's Attitudes toward Reading Habit Scale (ARHS) ." The descriptive, difference and correlation analyses were used to analyze the collected data. As a result of the study, the attitudes of preschool pre-service teachers toward children's literature were found to be high, and their attitudes toward reading habits were moderate. Regarding the differences in the attitudes according to the variables, the following results were obtained: female pre-service teachers'attitudes toward children's literature and reading habits were significantly higher than males; attitudes of 4th-grade pre-service teachers' toward children's literature were significantly higher than others; regarding the attitudes toward reading habits, the only significant difference is in the"attitude toward the development of reading habit" sub-dimension, in favor 1st-grade pre-service teachers; attitudes toward children's literature showed a statistically significant difference in favor of pre-service teachers who took children's literature course, but taking this course did not affect their attitudes toward reading habits. A positive and weak relationship was found between preschool pre-service teachers' attitudes toward children's literature and reading habits. Keywords: pre-school, pre-service teacher, children's literature, reading habit, attitude INTRODUCTION Book is one of the inseparable parts of human life; they allow an individual to develop in many aspects. The experiences granted by the books from the first years of life are essential for children's personality development and social and academic success. The preschool period is the period in which interest and attitude toward reading are shaped (Çakmak & Yılmaz, 2009) . Children naturally enjoy books, and those who regularly interact with books discover their interests, and in the future, they prefer works that encourage them to read (Gönen & Veziroğlu, 2015) . Children shape their attitudes by modeling their teachers; thus, teachers play a crucial role in children's developing a positive Citation: Bay, D. N., Çetin, Ö . Ş ., & Şeker, P. T. (2024) . The relationship between preschool teacher's attitudes toward children's literature and their attitudes toward reading books . Anatolian Journal of Education, 9(1), 19-36. [https://doi.org/10.29333/aje.2024.912a](https://doi.org/10.29333/aje.2024.912a) 20 The Relationship between Preschool Teacher's Attitudes … attitude toward reading and liking books. In this study, the attitudes of 343 pre-service teachers from undergraduate preschool teaching programs of three uni

FAQs

What was the purpose of the study?

To reveal preschool pre-service teachers’ attitudes toward children’s literature and reading habits and determine the relationship between these attitudes.

How were data collected and analyzed?

Data were collected using the Preservice Teacher's Attitude toward Children's Literature Scale (ACLS) and the Pre-service Teacher's Attitudes toward Reading Habit Scale (ARHS). Descriptive, difference, and correlation analyses were used.

What differences were found in attitudes by gender and grade?

Female pre-service teachers had significantly higher attitudes than males for both children’s literature and reading habits. Fourth-grade students’ attitudes toward children’s literature were higher than those of others, and for reading habits only the sub-dimension related to developing reading habit differed, favoring first-grade students.

Does taking a children’s literature course affect reading habit attitudes?

Taking a children’s literature course led to statistically significant differences in children’s literature attitudes, but it did not affect attitudes toward reading habits.

Oct 15, 2026

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