Developing the HandWriting Skills of Kindergarten Cinderella through Name Tracing Activities S.Y 2018 -2019

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Handwriting is one of the fine motor skills that are important to develop at early childhood education. This action research is about the problem encountered by the researcher to her Kindergarten Cinderella wherein most of the pupil’s struggle in writing their names and correct letter formation. Several pupils write in reversing letters or writing backward.

The kindergarten teacher has a responsibility to develop the writing skills of their pupils. Teachers must identify the factors why pupils have difficulty in writing letters and their names. Lots of factors might be considered like some pupils did not attend any schooling prior to kindergarten. Others attend the pre-kindergarten schooling but still wasn't able to write even their names. The hand muscles which help with fine motor skills may be weak due to lack of experience at home and in school. Another possible reason would be a learning disorder. Due to this, it was hard for a teacher to easily identify the work of their pupils.This action study, in which pupils in Kindergarten -Cinderella at Bagumbayan Elementary School will participate, aims to develop the writing skills of the twenty-eight pupils.

METHODS

The twenty-eight pupils from Kindergarten Cinderella were the subject of this study. This study was conducted during the second quarter of School Year 2018 -2019. Pupils were assessed (pre-assessment) based on their output of letter tracing activities. Then the researcher reassessed the student based on their output without tracing. Outputs were compared to monitor the improvement of handwriting. The result of study shows that daily handwriting activities can enhance the kindergarten handwriting skills.

RESULTS

The researcher found that the handwriting skills of Kindergarten Cinderella pupils are poor. Series of tracing activities were done to enhance the handwriting skills of the pupils. Throughout the study the targeted 28 pupils who have undergone this method or approach will able to write their name though some are not completely developed but still the improvement happened in a short period of time. This proves that continues writing enhancement activities for pupils will improved the handwriting skills of the pupils.

DISCUSSIONS

The purpose of this study is to examine if the methods of tracing the letters and allowing them to copy the letters continuously without tracing is the solution to the problem encountered during the first quarter of the school year. Through this study, the findings concluded that engaging the pupils in writing activities everyday will increase the possibility of learning. As children gain greater exposure to and experience of writing the letters of their names the more, they become familiar to the letter. Hence, the development of the handwriting skills of the pupils in kindergarten is possible.