A CASE STUDY OF USING IQRA’ MULTI-SENSORY LEARNING MODEL TO ENHANCE EFL LETTER RECOGNITION AMONG GRADE 5 DYSLEXIA STUDENTS IN THE SOUTHERN BORDER PROVINCES OF THAILAND

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Abstract

This study aims at investigating the use of IQRA’ Multi-sensory Learning Model for dyslexia students to enhance EFL letter recognition and examining the student’s view towards IQRA’ Multi-sensory Learning Model. The study was conducted to help weak academic English learners in grade 5, who have been encountered with learning difficulty called dyslexia. To help them doing better in recognition the letter, IQRA’ Multi-sensory Learning Model was applied during 6 weeks where students were taught how to code the English alphabets’ sound through various Multi-sensory Learning activities and practicing reading from IQRA mini textbook. The data obtained were analyzed both descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The result revealed that the dyslexia students’ mean score of post-tests was significantly different from their pre-tests illustrating a better performance of coding the sound and letter recognition after the use of IQRA’ Multi-sensory Learning Model. Moreover, they also expressed positive perspective towards learning through IQRA’ Multi-sensory Learning Model. Therefore, IQRA’ Multi-sensory Learning Model is an effective teaching and learning model for enhancing the struggling readers especially students with dyslexia