ИЗСЛЕДВАНЕ НА ЧЕТИВНИТЕ УМЕНИЯ НА ДЕЦАТА ПРЕД ПРАГА НА УЧИЛИЩЕТО

Abstract

The present study aimed to examine the reading skills of children aged 6-7 through a series of diagnostic tasks. The first task tests children’s ability to recognize printed words after they have been pronounced, the second task tests children’s ability to recognize written words with similar spellings, and the third task tests children’s word reading and comprehension skills. The study was conducted without prior preparation of the children and aimed to test the development of their reading skills as a result of the auditory speech perception skills formed in preschool, where children develop аn elementary practical awareness of sound, letter, syllable and word. The results of the study clearly show that children aged 6-7 can easily decode letters by matching them to the corresponding phonemes, but still have difficulty retaining the letter in their memory and have difficulty synthesizing it with one or two other sounds to read a syllable. In interpreting the results, we should remember that children – future first graders are not required to know all the letters of the alphabet and be able to read syllables with them. According to the expected results set out in the State Educational Standard, it is sufficient for a child to recognise and name the graphic signs of some printed letters associated with the names of familiar people and objects and to understand that when letters are arranged in a certain order, words are formed. Mastery of these skills ensures a child’s readiness to master reading in first grade.