Enhancing Creative Reading through Self-Questioning and Enrichment Activities

Öz

Enrichment programs aim to develop thinking and creativity skills among gifted individuals across various fields, including the linguistic domain. This study focuses on enhancing creative reading skills in verbally gifted students through self-questioning strategies and enrichment activities. It emphasizes the importance of gradual linguistic development—from words to sentences, paragraphs, and full texts—in a way similar to language instruction for typical learners, but tailored to gifted needs. The study is significant due to the scarcity of research dedicated to the linguistic gifted and the urgent need for specialized programs that address their characteristics and support their creative potential in Arabic language development. Adopting a descriptive-analytical methodology, the research discusses key concepts such as linguistic giftedness, creative reading, and self-questioning, while also distinguishing between related terms like intelligence, talent, genius, and skill. It highlights the linguistic, cognitive, social, emotional, and cultural characteristics of verbally gifted individuals and reviews methods for nurturing them, pointing out both the strengths and limitations of each approach based on previous research. The study concludes by underscoring the effectiveness of integrating self-questioning strategies within enrichment programs to foster creative reading among this unique group of learners.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Arabic Language
• Enrichment Programs
• Creative Reading
• Giftedness
• Self-Questioning

Öz-Sorgulama ve Zenginleştirici Etkinlikler Yoluyla Yaratıcı Okumanın Geliştirilmesi

Öz

Zenginleştirme programları, çeşitli alanlarda üstün yetenekli bireylerin düşünme ve yaratıcılık becerilerini geliştirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu çalışma, dilsel açıdan üstün yetenekli öğrencilerin yaratıcı okuma becerilerini öz sorgulama stratejileri ve zenginleştirici etkinlikler yoluyla geliştirmeye odaklanmaktadır. Çalışma, dilsel gelişimin kelimelerden cümlelere, paragraflara ve tam metinlere doğru kademeli olarak ilerlemesinin önemini vurgulamaktadır. Bu süreç, normal öğrenenlere dil öğretimine benzer, ancak üstün yeteneklilere özel olarak uyarlanmıştır. Araştırma, dilsel açıdan üstün yeteneklilere yönelik özel çalışmaların azlığı ve bu bireylerin özelliklerini dikkate alan özel programlara olan acil ihtiyaç nedeniyle önem taşımaktadır. Betimsel-analitik bir yöntem benimseyen bu çalışma, dilsel yetenek, yaratıcı okuma ve öz-sorgulama gibi temel kavramları ele almakta; zekâ, yetenek, dahilik ve beceri gibi kavramlar arasındaki farkları ortaya koymaktadır. Ayrıca, dilsel, bilişsel, sosyal, duygusal ve kültürel özellikleri tanımlayarak bu bireylerin nasıl destekleneceğine dair yöntemleri incelemekte; önceki araştırmalar doğrultusunda bu yöntemlerin avantaj ve dezavantajlarına değinmektedir. Sonuç olarak, yaratıcı okuma becerisini geliştirmek amacıyla zenginleştirme programlarına öz-sorgulama stratejilerinin dahil edilmesinin etkin bir yaklaşım olduğu vurgulanmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Arap Dili
• Zenginleştirme Programları
• Yaratıcı Okuma
• Üstün Yeteneklilik
• Öz Sorgulama

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