Studying the Impact of Phonological Awareness Training on the Performance of Second Grade Female Elementary School Students in the Area of Mathematical Concepts

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• Elham Ziyayi ¹
• Azam Estaji ²
• Atiyeh Kamyabi Gol ³

¹ PhD Candidate in Linguistics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

² Associate Professor in Linguistics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

³ Assistant Professor in Persian Language and Literature, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22067/jlkd.2023.84486.1203

Abstract

Mathematical concepts including counting, comparing, and the spatial value of numbers is among the most fundamental fields that has many impacts on individuals’ life. In the process of counting, the child must retrieve the phonetic representations of numerical words. This is possible through phonological working memory. This study attempted to study the impact of phonemic awareness training on the performance of female students in the second grade of elementary school in the area of mathematical concepts. So, the study was done on 140 second grade female students of Quchan elementary school in the Iranian academic year of 1401-1402 (2022-2023). Seventy students were selected as the control group and 70 students were selected as the experimental group. The experimental group was exposed to phonological awareness training during 10 sessions of 30-35 minutes. A pre-test and a post-test were conducted from both groups both in the phonological awareness and mathematical concepts. The results showed that teaching phonological awareness skills in mathematical concepts has a significant impact on female students in the second grade of elementary school. The results are in line with the results of other studies conducted in this field, but the different aspect of this research was the dividing of phonemic awareness skill based on age and just considering the field of mathematical concepts specifically. Only concepts was discussed in this study.

Keywords

• Phonemic Awareness
• Mathematical Concepts
• Second Grade Students

Main Subjects

• Pragmatics

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