5. Conclusion
This study examined the print features of children’s books of the US and Turkey to help understand the print
features and to show the supporting print awareness of children. Looking at the children’s books in both
countries, the examined children’s books in the US generally had more print features than those in Turkey. The
quality of books is important for children to improve their language skills (Caplovitz, 2005). Clay (1979)
claimed, “Without being able to read, children can understand conventions of a book as reading top-to-bottom
and left-to-right on a page (in English), the difference between the book being upside-down or right side up,
differentiation between pictures and print on a page, and the meaning of punctuation and spacing between words”
(Caplovitz, 2005), so children’s books can do more than to support children’s print awareness. This study was an
attempt to understand print features on children’s books and focused on two countries. Further research should
be conducted to learn how print features of children’s books differ in the other countries.
5. ConclusionThis study examined the print features of children’s books of the US and Turkey to help understand the printfeatures and to show the supporting print awareness of children. Looking at the children’s books in bothcountries, the examined children’s books in the US generally had more print features than those in Turkey. Thequality of books is important for children to improve their language skills (Caplovitz, 2005). Clay (1979)claimed, “Without being able to read, children can understand conventions of a book as reading top-to-bottomand left-to-right on a page (in English), the difference between the book being upside-down or right side up,differentiation between pictures and print on a page, and the meaning of punctuation and spacing between words”(Caplovitz, 2005), so children’s books can do more than to support children’s print awareness. This study was anattempt to understand print features on children’s books and focused on two countries. Further research shouldbe conducted to learn how print features of children’s books differ in the other countries.
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