Title: The Use of Multimedia to Help Dyslexic Students in Singapore Primary One in Mother Tongue Language Learning
Stream: Teaching Experiences
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Authors:
Weijie Liu, National Institute of Education, Singapore
Abstract:
Mother Tongue language is a compulsory subject in Singapore primary school education. However, for children with special needs, especially dyslexia, it is difficult for them to learn Chinese through traditional ways. Although multimedia resources in Education have been extensively studied in Singapore, and the current teaching resources for teaching Chinese in Primary School has been converted to both online and written resources, little is known about the impact of multimedia resources in writing skills of Dyslexic children who are learning Chinese Language in lower primary schools in Singapore. Thus, this article will focus on comparing the effectiveness of multimedia teaching and traditional teaching methods of Chinese Language Learning of Primary One Dyslexic students in Singapore. This research found that the achievement of dyslexic students in Chinese sentence writing skills through multimedia teaching resources better than the achievement of dyslexic students learning through the traditional instruction. It also found that students prefer multimedia teaching resources than traditional teaching resources as they are more interesting, lively and engaging. This study includes pre-test and post-test that use mix approaches research design. The researcher will use quantitative approach, specifically, sampling method, to compare both the pre-written-test and after-written-test. We will also conduct 1-1 interviews to know more about the preferences of the participants. Though the result might show multimedia resources have positive impact on improving children’s writing skills, however, it might not be good for children’s handwriting skills. This needs to be proved by further research.
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