The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of post-picture book reading activities about
elementary schools on young children's self-efficacy for school adjustment. The participants were 37
five-year old children, and they were divided into two experimental groups. The children in both
groups read two books per week for 8 weeks. The members in Experimental group 1 participated in
two types of post-reading activities: games and role-plays whereas the participants in Experimental
group 2 participated only in picture book reading activities. The results showed that the participants’
self-efficacy significantly enhanced in both groups, indicating that reading picture books about
elementary schools is effective for enhancing young children’s self-efficacy for successful adjustment to
schools. In addition, the self-efficacy of the Experimental group 1 was significantly higher than that
of the Experimental group 2, which suggests that the benefits of picture book reading are even
greater when it is followed by post-reading activities.