영아 부모를 위한 책 읽어주기 활동에 관한 부모교육 프로그램 개발과 적용

Abstract

Objectives This study developed and investigated the effects of a parent education program about reading books activities for parents with young children. Methods Researchers developed a parent education program about reading books activities for parents with young children according to a 5-step process. The effects of the program were observed from fifteen parents of S preschool(experimental group) and fifteen parents of H preschool(comparative group). The experimental group participated in the parent education program about reading books activities for parents with young children, and the parents of the comparative group read books to their children at home freely. The effectiveness verification of the program was conducted for eight weeks from the 19th of July to the 17th of September in 2021 using a contact or contact-free way. Results The parent education program about reading books activities for parents with young children was composed of the contents and teaching-learning methods for parents with young children to interact with their children effectively, to improve maternal efficacy, and to promote their children’s language development. The results of this study showed that the scores of the parents’ maternal efficacy, the interaction between parents and their young chidlren, and young children’s vocabulary were meaningfully increased. Conclusions This study provided the information about a parent education program toward increasing parents’ maternal efficacy, the interaction between parents and their young chidlren, and young children’s vocabulary by demonstrating the educational effects of a parent education program about reading books activities for parents with young children. It was significant that this study suggested an effective parent education program to promote young children’s development and increase parents’ maternal efficacy.