The Effect of Peritextual Reading on Reading Attitudes of Primary School Students

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of peritextual reading on primary school students' attitudes towards reading. In this study, which was structured using the quantitative research method, a quasi-experimental model was used. The study group of the research consists of a total of 102 fourth grade primary school students continuing their education in the center of Tokat. 52 of the students in the study group of this quasi-experimental research constitute the experimental group and 50 of them constitute the control group. The data in the study were obtained by using the Attitudes Towards Reading Scale. The Cronbach Alpha coefficient of the scale was calculated as .87. Data were collected from the study groups as pretest and posttest. In the analysis of the data, both in-group and between-group differences were examined. Intergroup relations of data were analyzed with Independent Sample t-Test and intra-group relations were analyzed with Dependent Sample t-Test. As a result of the research, it was determined that doing peritextual reading improves students' attitudes towards reading.