Phonological game-based module to enhance Tamil school Linus program
Abstract
This study evaluates the relationship between phonological game based module to enhance reading skills among Tamil school Linus Program students. When one is considered a normal reader, he or she does not encounter much difficulty in reading and understanding texts. There are, however, children who have problems with phoneme identification and thus do not read well and they also have difficulties in comprehending texts. These learners should be identified and be assisted with the game module so that they can proceed with their learning lives. This study was guided by the following objectives: to identify phonological game based scores among the participants; to identify the significances of the phonological game based module in classroom practices. A sample of respondents from standard one from two selected schools in Perak state was used in this study. Phonological awareness skills of these respondents were tested to find out the nature of their phonological awareness. The results indicated that the phonological game based module has a significant role in enhancing the participants’ phonological awareness and reading skills.
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