FOSTERING PRESCHOOL PARENTS’ AWARENESS OF QUALIFIED CHILDREN’S LITERATURE AND DIALOGIC READING: AN ACTION RESEARCH STUDY
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Our research focuses on parents with preschool children. In our research, parents were educated about qualified children’s literature and dialogic reading. In line with this parental education, the aim of our study was to improve parents' awareness of qualified children's literature and dialogic reading. Another aim of our study is to identify solutions to the problems parents face with children's literature and dialogic reading. In the study, action research was conducted. The participants consisted of 18 parents (17 women and 1 man) who visited the Science and Art Center of a district municipality in Istanbul. Data were collected through interview forms, observation forms, diaries, and meeting minutes. Content analysis was performed on the data. As a result of the analysis, the participants were found to be able to establish effective communication with their children, formulate high-level questions, and support their children’s affective, cognitive, and metacognitive development through the training and practices conducted in our research. The action research practices were found to be effective in developing awareness among the researchers and parents. Our study is important in the context of the dialogic reading of qualified children’s books to provide positive gains for parents, children, and researchers. In this respect, it contributes to children’s literature.