The Perception and Meaning of a Literary Text in the Initial Stage of the Basic Level of Education in the Context of the Use of Cross-Curricular Connections (The Teacher‘s Point of View)

The article examines the problem of perceiving and making sense of a literary text, using interdisciplinary connections for this purpose. A brief retrospective analysis is introduced, then the relevance of the problem is emphasized. The methodology of the research is presented with the survey conducted among teachers from the initial stage of the basic level of education and conclusions from the two components are drawn. The survey is entirely online. It is based on two criteria with corresponding co-indicators to them. It includes questions about the perception and understanding of literary text by students in the elementary stage, as well as the use of intersubject connections by teachers - opinions about their usefulness, examples of their application and achieving the motivation of students for the learning process; as well as the strategies used to improve skills, the difficulties students encounter, and the joint activities with parents. Relevant conclusions have been drawn.