Examination Of Child-Parent Shared Reading Activities In Early Childhood Period

The purpose of this research is to examine parent child shared reading activities. In this context, Child-Parent Shared Reading Activities Scale(ÇEBOE) was developed and the relationships between parents’ background characteristics and reading habits were investigated. 348 parents who had a child attending early childhood schools participated in this research. Data were gathered through the ÇEBOE. Data analyses showed that the parents “sometimes” participated in interactive reading and hold positive views, and recognize importance of reading and “rarely” become a role model and teach literacy skills. Moreover, the statistically significant relationships were found among the ÇEBO scores and parents’ education and income levels and reading habits.