Research Article

Investigation of the Relationship Between Parent-Child Co-Reading Activities and Creative Thinking Skills of Preschool Children

Volume: 7 Number: 2 September 30, 2025
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Investigation of the Relationship Between Parent-Child Co-Reading Activities and Creative Thinking Skills of Preschool Children

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the reading activities of preschool children together with their parents and their creative thinking skills. Mixed method, in which quantitative and qualitative research methods are used together, was preferred in the study. In the quantitative part of the study, the correlational survey model which is one of the general survey models was used. In the qualitative dimension of the study, the basic qualitative design was used. The population of the study consisted of parents who reside in the center and districts of Konya in the 2020-2021 academic year and who have children in the preschool period, and these parents were determined by simple random sampling method. As a result of the study, a positive and moderately significant relationship was obtained between the children's creative thinking skills and the interactive reading score and the literacy teaching score, which are sub-dimensions of child-parent co-reading activities. A positive and low-level significant relationship was obtained between the children's creative thinking skills and the scores of being a model for literacy and the scores of Views on Co-Reading, which are among the sub-dimensions of child-parent co-reading activities. No significant relationship was found between the creative thinking skills of children and the scores of importance of literacy one of the sub-dimensions of child-parent co-reading activities. As a result of multiple linear regression analysis, it was seen that child-parent co-reading activities sub-dimensions significantly predicted creative thinking skills.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Child Development Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

September 30, 2025

Publication Date

September 30, 2025

Submission Date

October 3, 2024

Acceptance Date

March 29, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 7 Number: 2

APA
Uçar, A. M., & Yıldız Çiçekler, C. (2025). Investigation of the Relationship Between Parent-Child Co-Reading Activities and Creative Thinking Skills of Preschool Children. Ahmet Keleşoğlu Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 7(2), 109-132. https://doi.org/10.38151/akef.2025.152