Tales Improve Children's Social Communication Skills
Tales, which have been transmitted in different ways for centuries, also ensure that social feelings and behaviors continue for generations. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nezire Gamze Ilıcak and Asst. Prof. Dr. Fatih Bal from Istanbul Gelisim University stated that with their studies, fairy tales increase children's social communication skills and are guiding for children.
Childhood is one of the periods when the child's perceptions are most clear. Just as the child imitates his/her parents in social skills, s/he also takes the behaviors and sees them as role models. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gamze Ilıcak from Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU), Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Department of Turkish Language and Literature and Asst. Prof. Dr. Fatih Bal from the Department of Psychology, stated fairy tales improve the language skills of the child, it also creates an awareness in the child against national and universal values based on culture.
