Reading a story as a tool for instilling values, strengthening self-image and raising self-esteem in kindergarten
Abstract
The main role of the kindergarten teacher in compulsory kindergarten is to prepare the child for first grade, and to enable him to acquire learning tools and social skills that will help him cope with difficulties that he may encounter throughout his life. One of the most prominent tools in kindergarten to achieve these goals is reading a story to children. Through the story, the kindergarten teacher exposes the children to social values and learning abilities, and this is done by imitation, which is part of the tools that the child uses to communicate with the world around him.
The importance of imitation [18] stems from the fact that children need to integrate into the social group and behave like their friends. Imitation affects social integration in the group inside and outside the kindergarten and allows children to learn new habits and adopt them until they become an integral part of them. Reading a story is one of the ways that the kindergarten teacher uses to allow the child to act while imitating the central character in the story and to behave as she does, which may strengthen the self-image and self-esteem that he needs.
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