ERIC Number: EJ1439166
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Oct
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1082-3301
EISSN: EISSN-1573-1707
The Effect of Interactive Picturebook Reading on Problem-Solving Skills in Preschool: A Quasi-Experiment
Early Childhood Education Journal, v52 n7 p1471-1485 2024
Interactive picturebook reading is an easily accessible and enjoyable activity that provides preschoolers with opportunities to practice problem-solving skills. Increasingly, preschool age is considered the ideal time to foster problem-solving skills. This paper examines the effect of interactive picturebook reading on the problem-solving skills of preschool children. A total of 130 preschool children between 4 and 6 years old participated in a pretest-posttest quasi-experiment with a non-equivalent control group. During five interactive reading sessions in small groups, preschoolers were invited to discuss possible solutions to the problems the book characters encounter. Problem-solving skills were measured with two Pictorial Multiple-Solutions Tasks. Multilevel analysis indicates that interactive picturebook reading can improve children's flexibility, fluency, and originality in coming up with possible solutions to a problem. In addition, we found that the picture that was used and the emotional reactions of the children to the test situation influenced the test scores. The results show that giving children the opportunity to discuss possible solutions to problems presented in picturebooks is an effective way to work on problem-solving skills in preschool. Further research is needed to explore the optimal conditions for effective interactive picturebook reading to develop preschoolers' problem-solving skills and the extent to which the skills demonstrated during interactive picturebook reading can be transferred to real-life problem solving.
Descriptors: Picture Books, Interaction, Preschool Children, Problem Solving, Program Effectiveness, Reading Skills, Reading Fluency, Emotional Response, Pictorial Stimuli, Tests, Scores, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Preschool Education, Student Participation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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