Developing Fine Motor Skill of Kindergarten Learners Through" Galaw Ko, Sulat Ko

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Fine motor skills developed within early childhood are imperative to children's future success within school life (Christy, 2010). Gata Integrated School (GIS) -Elementary with a total population of 197 pupils' encountered issues about poor fine motor skills. At the beginning of the school year, kindergarten learners underwent the first assessment using the National tool, Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) checklist which was a monitoring tool suited to the needs of the Filipino child. ECCD helped the teacher who nurtures the children in their physical and mental development. It had seven domains; one of the domains in this checklist was fine motor skills with eleven (11) developmental levels. It was found out that in the fine motor skills domain out of 33 kindergarten learners there were (15) fifteen identified learners who had poor fine motor skills.

METHODS

A four (4) month regular session through Galaw Ko, Sulat Ko Program, was purposely given to 15 identified kindergarten learners who had poor fine motor skills in order to improve their fine motor skills by engaging in different activities from September to December 2017. The following activities are Playing blocks, Modelling Clay, Pom Pom Drop Games, Sand Drawing. Poking Straws into Holes, Stone sorting, Lacing, Personalized activities using KG primary dots.This study used a purposive sampling technique. There were 15 identified learners with poor fine motor skills out of 33 Kindergarten learners of Gata Integrated School, Gata, San Agustin, Surigao del Sur.

RESULTS

As a result in the second assessment, the scores of the pupils improved. It revealed that 80% out of 100% were average and 20% still needed more activities and a re-assessment because their development of fine motor skills are still delayed.

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the results, Galaw Ko, Sulat Ko was very effective because the fine motor skills of kindergarten learners of Gata Integrated School were fully developed. Thus, there is a need to sustain the program and the researcher encourages other kindergarten teachers to use said innovation in developing the fine motor skills of their pupils and improving their handwriting skills.