Browsing by Subject "jaettu lukeminen"

Goal. Literacy is an essential skill in modern society. In Finland, the children’s ability to read has been top class in worldwide comparative studies. However, recently there has been a tight competition of the top places. The amount and effect of the visual culture is increasing in our everyday life, therefore its’ effects are stronger as well. As pictures are looked at and interpreted continuously, multi-literacy should be taught also to small children. In picture books, the visuality is combined through the illustration to the text which makes them a good teaching method in the area of language and literature. The main goal of my research is to clarify how picture books can develop 4–6 years old children’s ability to read. I explore how to use picture books to motivate and to support children’s reading skills. I also research what is the best method when using picture books in teaching children how to read. Method. The method of the research is narrative literature review. The data was put together from different types of research material. The final analyze consisted mainly of international articles. In narrative literature review the researcher does not select the material by strict criteria. The main point of this literature review was to collect different aspects from different studies and to end up with new conclusions by comparing and combining study results. Results and conclusions. The study showed that the picture books can support 4–6-year-old children’s literacy skills in many ways. Illustration of picture books motivates children to read and picture books are an easy way to practice book conventions. Pictures offer children an easy way to approach information. The use of picture books in the teaching situation is the most efficient by working with the method called shared reading. In the method of shared reading the adult leads the discussion: the adult asks questions of different kinds about the pictures and the text, gives feedback and asks child to repeat new vocabulary. By doing so the reading comprehension, the narrative comprehension and the vocabulary are improved. This study provides teachers new way to help children learn to read with the picture books.