Increasing Children’s Art Awareness through Interactive Read-Aloud with Children’s Picture Books in a Multigrade Classroom

Yıl 2026, Cilt: 34 Sayı: 1, 81 - 93, 31.01.2026

Serpil Elalmiş Kasım Yıldırım , Fatih Çetin Çetinkaya , Zeynep Özcan

https://doi.org/10.24106/kefdergi.1877991

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Purpose: The study aims to increase students' art awareness through children's picture books, employing an interactive read-aloud method.
Method: The participants of the study were a total of 9 students studying in a combined third and fourth-grade class. The study is a case study model conducted using a qualitative research design, document analysis, and observations. In the four-week study, four children's picture books, one of which was determined on the basis of the pattern element, were read with the interactive reading method each week. Immediately after the reading, the students were asked to create drawings inspired by the pattern element and the books. The drawings made by the students for four weeks were used as student portfolios. The data were analyzed using document analysis.
Findings: It was observed that interactive children's picture books read aloud had positive effects on increasing students' art awareness. It was observed that the students were inspired both by the visuals in the picture books and their daily lives in their drawings. It was also observed that the negative attitude towards reading changed positively.
Highlights: The children's picture books have increased students' awareness of art and positively contributed to their attitudes toward reading. Furthermore, children's picture books have enabled students to establish connections between art and their lives.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Interactive Read-Aloud , Children’s Picture Books , Art Awareness , Students’ Drawings , Pattern

Etkileşimli Sesli Okunan Resimli Çocuk Kitapları Aracılığıyla Birleştirilmiş Sınıflarda Sanat Farkındalığının Artırılması

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Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı etkileşimli sesli okuma yöntemiyle okunan resimli çocuk kitapları aracılığıyla öğrencilerinin sanat farkındalığının artırılmasıdır.
Yöntem: Çalışmanın katılımcıları birleştirilmiş üçüncü ve dördüncü sınıfta okuyan toplam 9 öğrencidir Çalışma, nitel araştırma deseninde, doküman analizi ve gözlemlerle yürütülen bir durum çalışması modelindedir. Dört hafta süren çalışmada, her hafta biri desen öğesi temelinde belirlenen dört resimli çocuk kitabı, etkileşimli okuma yöntemiyle okunmuştur. Okumanın hemen ardından öğrencilerden desen öğesini temel alan ve resimli çocuk kitaplarıyla ilişkili çizimler yapmaları istenmiştir. Öğrencilerin dört hafta boyunca yaptıkları çizimler öğrenci portfolyosu olarak kullanılmıştır. Veriler doküman analizi ile analiz edilmiştir.
Bulgular: Etkileşimli sesli okunan resimli çocuk kitaplarının, öğrencilerin sanat farkındalığını artırmada olumlu etkiler sağladığı gözlemlenmiştir. Öğrencilerin çizimlerinde hem resimli çocuk kitaplarında yer alan görsellerden esinlendikleri hem de günlük yaşantılarından esinlendikleri görülmüştür. Ayrıca okumaya yönelik gösterilen olumsuz tutumunun olumlu yönde değiştiği görülmüştür.
Önemli Vurgular: Resimli çocuk kitaplarında yer alan resimler, öğrencilerin sanat farkındalığını artırmış ve okumaya yönelik tutumlarına olumlu yönde katkı sağlamıştır. Ayrıca resimli çocuk kitapları öğrencilerin sanat ve yaşamları arasında bağ kurmalarını sağlamıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Etkileşimli Sesli Okuma , Resimli Çocuk Kitapları , Sanat Farkındalığı , Öğrenci Çizimleri , Desen

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