Parent-child Aesthetic Shared Reading with Young Children

Abstract

The participation of parents shared reading with children is a topic that has generated a lot of attention among many researchers in the world. For the use of picture story books which have caused positive impact on the child's learning process has also been recommended as the best strategies to develop children's aesthetic ability. The purpose of the study aims to investigate the effectiveness of parent-child shared reading in developing children's learning; and to investigate the key virtues of parent-child shared learning that are critical in development of child's aesthetic abilities. Ten pairs of mother-child shared reading aesthetic wordless storybook in preschool and at home were observed and interviewed. The results show the positive effects of quality accompany time, environment setting up, and skills to scaffold children within parent-child shared reading. Finally, according to conclusion of this research, suggestions for relative practical application were proposed.