The aim of this study is to find out the views of parents who registered their children for the first grade and views of first grade teachers who teach 60-66-month-old students in the first year of this practice.Whilethestudy is designed as qualitative, a kind of singlecasestudyapproach is usedwith a group of 32 first-gradeteachersand 30 parents in the İstanbul City.Data were gathered through the interview technique. Data was collected through a semi-structured interview form which was developed by the researchers. The most important factor which led the parents to register their 60-66-month-old children for the first grade earlier was that they were informed of the fact that the first grade curriculum would be developed considering the developmental features of 60-66-month-old children. According to teachers observations, 60-66-month-old children are reluctant and have problems learning the letters in the reading stage.
Key words: First Grade, Schooling Age, Starting School Earlier
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