Raising Awareness of the Importance of Reading to Early Childhood and Preschool Age Children through Lifelong Education of Parents / Cjeloživotnim obrazovanjem roditelja do osvještavanja važnosti čitanja djeci rane i predškolske dobi
Authors: Pergar Melita , Hadela Jasmina 
Published: January 2021

In the modern age, the importance of reading to children from an early age isundoubtedly emphasized. Even though modern technology is present in all spheresof children‘s education, the fact that reading has a significant role in children‘sfuture development and learning, both cognitive and emotional, should not beneglected. Children whom it has been read to since birth are most often given agood foundation for learning and reading successfully later on in life. The parentalrole is invaluable in early reading to the child because, in addition to developingthe child‘s vocabulary, imagination and faster understanding, the time parent andchild spend together is quality time. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigatethe parents‘ views on the importance of reading to a child from an early age, aswell as to determine whether parents aspire to some form of lifelong education inthe mentioned field.In the first phase, unstructured interviews were conducted with five parents whosechildren attend one of the early childhood and preschool institutions in MeđimurjeCounty. In the second phase of the survey, a questionnaire was constructed toexamine the parents‘ opinions (N = 78) on the importance of early reading to thechild. It has been found that parents most often state lack of free time as a reasonfor insufficient reading to or with the child. They also mention that so far theyhaven‘t participated in any of the professional training forms or workshops dealingwith this topic. They believe that due to their busy schedule and work obligations, educational institutions should take on the role of reading to children, as well asstimulating interest in the book. If given the opportunity and leisure, there are someparents who would like to participate in one of the lifelong learning programs.Keywords: child and early reading; child‘s cognitive and emotional development; prereadingskills; parents and educators. - U suvremeno doba nedvojbeno se naglašava važnost čitanja djetetu od najranijedobi njegova života. Iako moderna tehnologija prodire u sve sfere odgoja iobrazovanja djece, ne bi trebalo zanemariti činjenicu koliko snažnu ulogu čitanjeima u budućem, kako kognitivnom tako i emocionalnom razvoju i učenju svakogpojedinoga djeteta. Djeca kojoj se čitalo od rođenja, najčešće imaju dobre temeljeza učenje i uspješno čitanje i u kasnijem životu. Roditeljska uloga neprocjenjivaje u ranom čitanju djetetu jer, osim što se rječnik, mašta i razumijevanje djetetabrže razvija, vrijeme koje roditelj i dijete provedu zajedno iznimno je kvalitetnoprovedeno vrijeme. Stoga je cilj ovoga rada istražiti stavove roditelja o važnostičitanja djetetu od najranije dobi, kao i utvrditi teže li roditelji nekom od oblikacjeloživotnoga obrazovanja u području navedene problematike. U prvoj faziprovedeni su nestrukturirani intervjui s petero roditelja čija djeca pohađaju jednuod ustanova ranoga i predškolskog odgoja i obrazovanja u Međimurskoj županiji.U drugoj fazi istraživanja konstruiran je anketni upitnik kojim se ispitalo mišljenjeroditelja (N = 78) o važnosti ranoga čitanja djetetu. Utvrđeno je kako roditeljinajčešće navode manjak slobodnoga vremena kao uzrok nedovoljnoga čitanjadjetetu ili s djetetom. Isto tako, spominju kako dosad nisu sudjelovali na nekomod stručnih edukacija ili radionica koje se bave navedenom tematikom. Smatrajukako zbog prezaposlenosti roditelja, odgojno-obrazovne ustanove trebaju na sebepreuzeti ulogu čitanja djeci, kao i poticanje interesa za knjigu. Ako im se pružiprilika i slobodno vrijeme, pojedini roditelji željeli bi sudjelovati u nekom odprograma cjeloživotnoga obrazovanja.Ključne riječi: dijete i rano čitanje; kognitivni i emocionalni razvoj djeteta;predčitačke vještine; roditelji i odgajatelji.