2018 年 60 巻 2 号 p. 89-100
This study describes how Japanese kindergarten teachers in the late 1960s gave priority to reading picture books story to children in comparison with storytelling or kamishibai. Picture books were first published in post-war Japan and they rapidly spread amongst kindergartens. This study demonstrates following two points;
1)Although the introduction of picture books to kindergartens brought a decline in traditional storytelling,it made up for this by contributing a new style called yomikikase(reading picture books to children)to the culture of storytelling.
2) Kamishibai, which had been common in the pre-war period, did not decline even though picture books became popular. This is because kamishibai taught about daily life and seasonal rhythms,while picture books related amusing stories.
In conclusion,kindergarten teachers regarded story picture books as a useful type of new sophisticated media,an attitude which contributed to taking root among language activities.