TO ANALYSIS OF 60 MONTHS OLD STUDENTS’ DEVELOPMENT OF WRITING SKILLS
İLKOKULA 60. AYINDA BAŞLAYAN ÖĞRENCİLERİN YAZI BECERİ GELİŞİMLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ

Author : Erol DURAN
Number of pages : 1075-1085

Abstract

This research aims to investigate the students’, start primary school in 60 months old, levels of readiness and development of writing skills. In this study, the students were investigated readiness levels of in order seating, hand, arm, muscle and eye coordination, to hold a pencil, use of the notebook, painting and regular line drawing skills, and development of writing skills. Feature of this study is qualitative research survey model. Findings could be achieved by observation technique and they evaluated with descriptive and content analysis techniques. The study group consist 56 students who start primary school in 60 months old. The working group were selected from moderate level of socio-economic level of the students in order to bear similarities with the average of Turkey. In research process, video recordings, photographs, student work sheets and books were created the data source for evaluation. On the sixteen week duration, researcher was discussed with participating teachers at least two times each week for continuity of the study. Data was obtained with "Development of Writing Skills of 60 Months Old Students in Primary School’s Observation Form ". Findings were analyzed with researcher and teachers. At the beginning of the study, the students sitting and painting skills are adequate; however, readiness of seating, hand, arm, muscle and eye coordination, to hold a pencil, use of the notebook is insufficient. On the end of the sixteen weeks of training, a significant portion of students has skills deficiencies in seating, hand, arm, muscle and eye coordination, to hold a pencil, use of the notebook still now.

Keywords

First reading and writing, writing, readiness

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