Book and the family: Children's reading problems

Abstract

© 2017 Serials Publications. The relevance of this article is determined by the problem of the crisis of children's and family reading, which is caused by globalization process in the modern world, by the development of information technology, the influence of media culture on the minds of children and adolescents, decrease of interest in books and reading. The analysis of researches of Russian and foreign scientists on the problem of children's reading shows that the level of reading development, the quality of the reading preferences of children directly depend on the image and communication style with the book, which are formed in the family. One of the main factors that stimulate reading in children is a reading family. The contradiction between the need of revival of traditions of family reading and the lack of effective models, technologies, and practices of joint book reading of parents with their children was determined by the relevance of the present study. The goal of the article lies in the study and development of effective system of work with children's book in the family. Leading method to the study of this problem is pedagogical experiment (ascertaining, forming and control ling stages of experiment), and the method of expert estimations, statistical processing of quantitative results of the study. Students of 1-4 forms, parents of younger students, teachers of primary schools of the Republic of Tatarstan were involved in the pilot studies of the experiment. Developed system to work with a children's book in the family contributes to the formation of interest in reading and the book, the reader's competence of young learners, functional literacy, contributes to the overall development and spiritual and moral education of children. The article may be useful for primary school teachers, parents, and teachers of higher educational institutions for using this technique in formation of interest in reading and children's book in the family.