Reading and reading comprehension are among the most important sub-titles of learning process. The acquisition of reading habit defines a process which requires stressing many factors. The control of reading skill is closely related with many factors like attitude, habit and interest. This study aims to examine the reading habits, the frequency to use library and the attitudes towards reading of 6th grade primary school students. The sample group of the study included 6th grade students having education in the Antakya central district of Hatay Province. 403 students included in the study sample were chosen from 5 primary schools from different socioeconomic environments. The results obtained from the study indicated that the attitudes of female students towards reading were higher than the ones of male students. The effect of socioeconomic environment on attitudes towards reading was also found to be insignificant. The results of the study showed that students in the sample group tried to spare sufficient time for reading. In addition, a significant difference was found between attitude towards reading and sparing time for reading books. The results obtained from this study indicated that two out of five students in sample group can be evaluated as “medium level readers” and two out of five students can be evaluated as “high level readers”. Low level readers had 14.6% rate. The study concluded that 6th grade students used class/school libraries at high rates (84.9%). However, most of the students were found not to be member of public library and approximately two out of three students were found to never use public libraries.
Reading, reading habit, library usage, reading attitude.
| Author : | Ahmet BALCI -Yusuf UYAR-Kadir Kaan BÜYÜKİKİZ |
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| Number of pages: | 965-985 |
| DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.7827/TurkishStudies.3795 |
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