English Language Teaching · 2015 · 10 citations · 70 references
EducationEarly Childhood EducationTeacher EducationPhonological AwarenessReading DevelopmentReading EducationEarly Literacy DevelopmentEarly Literacy SkillsMultisensory InstructionPhonemic AwarenessPhonicsReadingMultisensory Literacy InstructionMultisensory PhonicsPhoneme Awareness DevelopmentPhonemic Awareness AssessmentPhonemic Awareness InstructionPhonemic Awareness InterventionPhonemic Awareness TrainingPhonics Intervention
<p>The current study investigates the effect of a suggested Multisensory phonics program on developing kindergarten pre-service teachers’ EFL reading accuracy and phonemic awareness. A total of 40 fourth year kindergarten pre-service teachers, Faculty of Education, participated in the study that involved one group experimental design. Pre-post tests were administered to assess the participants’ phonics skills. The results showed that the suggested Multisensory Phonics program was effective in developing kindergarten pre-service teachers’ EFL reading accuracy and phonemic awareness.</p>
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