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reading
children
pre-reading activities
pre-reading skills
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Abstract
Objective: The aim of the paper is to emphasize the importance of pre-reading skills and the implementation of activities for their development, and to analyze the offer of programs for the development of pre-reading skills and the frequency of their implementation in public libraries in northwestern Croatia.
Methodology: The paper includes a theoretical part and a research part. The theoretical part of the paper refers to the role and importance of pre-reading skills in child’s development and the impact they have on the success of acquiring reading skills in later development. In addition, some of the activities that contribute to the development of pre-reading skills are presented. The research is focused on the availability, type and implementation frequency of such activities through the offered programs in public libraries in northwestern Croatia, conducted by analyzing the available programs for users listed on the websites and Facebook profiles of the mentioned libraries in the period from January 1 to June 30, 2025.
Results: Most public libraries in northwestern Croatia offered their users some kind of program for the development of children’s pre-reading skills. The majority of libraries offered such programs to users only occasionally. The frequency of implementation is most often once a month for permanent programs and 1 to 5 programs in a period of six months for intermittent ones. In terms of the type of programs offered by libraries, the most common was storytime (either with or without a creative workshop part).
Originality/value: The research on the availability of programs for the development of children’s pre-reading skills provides an overview of the available programs in public libraries in northwestern Croatia. The results of this research can be used for future research on the availability of this type of programs.
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