북버디(Book-Buddy)를 통한 그림책 읽기 활동이 유아의 또래 상호작용 및 읽기 흥미에 미치는 영향

Abstract

Objectives The study aims to examine how book buddy activities affect the peer interactions and interest in reading of young children.
 Methods A total of 90 young children were selected from a preschool in the city of ‘G’, including 3-yearolds(n=40) in two classes of 20 each and 5-year-olds(n=50) in two classes of 25 each. For each age group, one class was designated as an experimental group that would take part in book buddy activities, while the other class served as a comparison group, taking part in reading activities alone.
 Results The major findings of the study were as follows. First, statistically significant differences were found between the experimental and comparison groups in terms of peer interactions, with the experimental groups for both 3-year-olds and 5-year-olds showing improvement in their overall peer interactions. Second, statistically significant differences were found between the experimental and comparison groups in terms of interest in reading, with the experimental groups for both 3-year-olds and 5-year-olds showing improved overall interest in reading.
 Conclusions The study results suggest that book buddy activities are an effective teaching-learning method for increasing the peer interactions and interest in reading of young children.