초등학교 1학년 언어지도 실태 및 요구도에 따른 유⋅초 연계 언어지도 방안 탐색

Abstract

Objectives This study investigates the current state of language ability of children in the early stages of school, and the readiness for reading literacy, teacher’s needs of preschool children, based on the perceptions of first grade teachers of elementary school. And In-depth interview was conducted for analysis. Methods Through this, a plan for linking kindergarten and elementary school was derived from the actual conditions of Korean education and language education in the first grade of elementary school. The subjects of this study were 282 elementary school teachers who worked as first grade form teacher and teachers who experienced in charge at an elementary school in city B, and data were collected through questionnaires. And in order to derive a linkage plan, 4 kindergarten teachers and 4 elementary school teachers were selected as research subjects, and data were collected through in-depth interviews. Results First, the current state of language ability of the 1st grade elementary schoolchild perceived by teachers is as follows. The teachers recognized that the listening and speaking level of the children in first grade were low, and the reading and writing were perceived as having high individual differences between children. Second, teachers' perceptions and demands regarding preschool children's readiness for literacy are as follows. Teachers recognized that preschooler's reading and writing instruction was necessary, and the actual teacher’s demand level was higher than the level required in the elementary education curriculum at the beginning of admission. Third, development and sharing of specific educational materials to realize joint training and curriculum, reinforcement of language education in the first year of elementary school, and changes in parental perception regarding language education were shown, as a plan for linking language education between kindergartens and elementary schools. Conclusions The current language education in elementary schools exceeds the level of the elementary education curriculum, and this suggests that for improving this the two curriculums are to be linked from the development process, clear guidelines and standards of the curriculum are presented and implemented in the field in language education, the improvement of awareness of kindergarten teachers and elementary school teachers and parents should be accompanied.