The influence of lower primary school pupils' reading habits on the development of reading motivation

Nekada je knjiga bila glavni izvor znanja, kako za odrasle, tako i za djecu. Napretkom tehnologije knjiga je, u odnosu na ostale medije, postala manje popularna. Osim lektire djeca danas rijetko čitaju knjige u slobodno vrijeme. Zbog toga je za temu ovog diplomskog rada odabrana tema Utjecaj čitalačkih navika na razvoj čitalačke motivacije djece rane školske dobi. Cilj istraživanja koje je provedeno i analizirano u praktičnom dijelu rada je istražiti koliko najranije čitalačke navike, čitanje roditelja djeci od najranije dobi te kasnije samostalno čitanje, utječu na razvoj motivacije za daljnje čitanje. Nadalje, željelo se istražiti čitaju li djeca redovito lektiru te koga smatraju najviše zaslužnim za svoje stavove i navike o čitanju. Za istraživanje se koristio anketni upitnik, a istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od 100 učenika četvrtih razreda Osnovne škole Ivana Kukuljevića u Belišću i Osnovne škole Matije Petra Katančića u Valpovu.The book was once used as a main source of knowledge for both adults and children. With a development of the technology, the book became less popular in comparison to the other media sources. Nowadays, children don`t read books in their free time, apart from the mandatory books for the book report in the school. That is the main reason why this research is based on the topic Young school-age pupils’ reading habits and its impact on development of motivation for reading. The aim of this research, which is conducted and analysed in the practical part, is to identify how the earliest reading habits, parents reading to their children from the earliest age and the children reading by themselves impact on the development of reading motivation. Furthermore, this research tends to gather information on whether pupils in lower primary grades regularly read books for book report and who they see as the role model for their attitudes and reading habits. This research used a survey questionnaire as a research tool and the research was conducted on a sample of 100 fourth graders in the primary school Ivana Kukuljevića in Belišće and in the primary school Matije Petra Katančića in Valpovo