Reading habits of children during their period of probation in Ankara

Reading habits are an important factor directly affecting the personal development and educational success of children. Research shows that the academic performance of children who regularly read books is higher than their peers who do not read or read less. Family, friends, teachers, environmental characteristics, income and education level are of great importance in the acquisition of this habit. Probation is a penal execution method applied in the process of reintegration of individuals who have committed crimes into society. This method allows the convicted to spend part of their sentence in the community under certain rules and supervision. The main purpose of probation is to reduce the risk of reoffending and to facilitate the person's adaptation to society. In this study, the reading habits of children who are on probation in Ankara were examined on the basis of occupation and continuing education, educational level of parents, income level of these children, and income level of their families. The population of the study consists of 100 children who are followed up in Ankara Directorate of Probation in Keçiören district. The survey technique was used to collect the data and the research was conducted with the description method. According to the results obtained in the research, there is a significant relationship between the reading habits of the children in the scope of the research and their age and their continuation of education and not breaking away from school. Reading habits decline with age and leaving formal education. Good and intermediate readers are children who are still in formal education. Among those who leave school and start working, most do not read at all, and those who do read are poor readers. This naturally leads to a decline in reading habits as children get older. The research hypothesis "Children under probation in Ankara have poor reading habits and their continued involvement with education positively affects their reading habits" was confirmed.