Evaluation of problems encountered in initial literacy teaching

In this research which searchs the problems of the class teachers related to teach the initialliteracy teaching, the opions of the first grade students' class teachers we researched in Denizli in the 2022-2023 academic year. Descriptive survey model and mix edmethod and enriched pattern were used in this research.While the "Teachers' Perceptions of the Problems Experienced in İnitial Literacy Teaching" developedby Ülkeroğlu (2022) was used to collect the quantitative data, the qualitative data were collected with a semi-structured interview form created by there searcher by takin gexpert opinion. In the research, while quantitative data were collected from 163 teachers, qualitative data were collected from 13 classroom teachers. It was found that the Cronbach's Alpha values of the sub-dimensions and scale data in general were between 809 and 899, and there liability level of the data washigh. In there search, it was found that teachers statedat the beginning of the problems they experienced in the initialliteracy that the student's high interest in technological tools caused distraction.While this was followed by students getting bored quickly, the least problem they experienced was families not providing the necessary materials. It has been found that the problems that teachers experience in the irinitialliteracy teaching are experienced in the lower dimensions and the biggest problem in general is experienced in the family dimension.This was followed by the learning dimension and the teacher process dimensions. It is found that the overallaverage is at the level of ' I agree'.While the problems encountered by teachers in initialliteracy were observed not to differentiate according to the socio-economic level, gender and graduation level variables of the school where they worked, they differentiated according to the variables of age, seniority and being a refugee student in the irclass. In the family dimension of the problem sencountered by classroom teachers in initialliteracy, teachersaged 41 and old erexperience higher levels of problems with families compared to age.According to the seniority of the teachers, there was a significant difference between the teachers with 1-10 years of seniority and the teachers whosese niority was 16 years and above, in favor of teachers who were 16 years and above.It is observed that teachers have more problems in initialliteracy learning according to whether the rear refugee students in teachers' classroom sand in general in literacy, teachers with refugee students in their classrooms have more problems than non-refugee students. One of the problems experienced in the preparation stage in the initialliteracyprocess was the inabilitytoreceivepre-school education.This is followed by psycho-motor deficiencies, while the least is the problem of student apathy.The most common problems caused from students are student indifference, attention deficit and hyperactivity.While this was followed by not being prepared, the least was compliance problems.At the beginning of the problems caused by the parents, wrong attitudes and behaviors have come to the fore. This was followed by problems of parental apathy and unnecessary intervention.While the lack of materials was coming to the fore at the beginning of the problems caused by the teaching environment, the overcrowding of classes, foreign students and in appropriate environment problems followed this.While the language-communication problem was the most emphasized problem at the beginning of the problems related to there fugee students, apathy and absenteeism problems followed it. Although positive and negative judgments about the effects of COVID-19 are close teach other, the number of people who state that there is no effect is higher. Other problems encountered in initial literacy; inadequacy of parent cooperation, the harms of using technology too much, the inadequacy of the content of the text book sand the foreign student problem. At the beginning of the suggestions for solving the problems encounteredin the initialliteracy is the provision of parent-teacher cooperation.Although the participation numbers related to the proposals are very close to eachother, this is followed by proposals to make preschool education mandatory, increase readiness levels and raise awareness of parents.It was concluded that the findings of quantitative data and the findings of qualitative data are largely similar, and the problems experienced in initial literacy are similar. Keywords : Teacher, initialliteracy, refugee, student, parent