A Study of Meaning Constructing of Young Children with Jeju Haenyeo Picture Book

Purpose: This study examines the process of constructing the meaning of a picture book for young children revealed in the situation of reading a picture book with Jeju haenyeo as the main character. Method: The participants were children aged 4 to 5 years old, and for 8 times in February 2023, they read picture books with researchers and teachers. Results: The children explored the cover of the picturebook, guessed the title, and changed the words and pictures into terms they knew to understand the contents in detail. And after interpreting the picture book in connection with what they knew and experienced, they enjoyed the picture book and realized the meaning of Jeju culture and sustainable life practiced by haenyeo. Conclusion: To understand picture books, young children brought their own prior knowledge, and after grasping the contents of picture books through the interpretation community, it was found that they enjoyed it.