The Use of Reciprocal Teaching Strategies in Developing Mental Visualization among Kindergarten Department Students in the Subject of Theater for Young Audience

Abstract

This study aims at tracking the impact of reciprocal teaching methods in the development of visualization of the girl students of the kindergarten department at the College of Basic Education, University of Kufa. Reciprocal teaching has a significant influence in forming behavioral habits among the students, one of these habits is the development of visualization for the sole purpose of enhancing the effectiveness of the theater that is directed to children in transmitting positive values and traditions for children. This type of creative work cannot be done and successful unless those visualizations are enhanced. The study subject has included (25) junior girl students in the department of Kindergarten, College of Basic Education, University of Kufa. The statistics identified significant differences in the enhancement of visualization with the utilization of reciprocal teaching techniques. Accordingly, the study recommends and emphasizes the usage of reciprocal teaching in teaching the department of Kindergarten students namely due to the obvious effectiveness in developing mental visualization.