The Effect of Teaching Concepts of Science in the Storytelling Method on Social Skills and Verbal Intelligence of Bilingual Pre-school Students

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of teaching the concepts of science in the storytelling way on social skills and verbal intelligence of the bilingual students of pre-school period in the city of Karoun in 1397. The research population of all pre-school boys and girls in Karoun, who study in 98-97 years, was a sample of 30 children who received lower scores in the Matson's social skills and verbal intelligence questionnaire. Sample size was selected using purposeful and accessible method. The research design was quasi-experimental and pre-test-posttest with control group. The instrument was the Social Skills Questionnaire (Matson et al., 1983), The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Pre-School Children (1964), and the Package of Teaching Concepts (Experimental-Social) through Storytelling. Data were analyzed by Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Levine test, and multivariate analysis of covariance (Ankwa and Manua) using SPSS software (version 24). The results showed that the teaching of science concepts in the storytelling way to social skills and its subscales (social behavior, non-social behavior, aggression and impulsive behavior, high self-esteem and communication with peers) and verbal intelligence of bilingual students The school is influenced by Karoun.