Using synthetic phonics based videos to develop EFL primary stage pupils' literacy skills

Abstract EN

This study surveyed the effects of using synthetic phonics based videos on improving primary stage pupils' EFL literacy skills at AlNasr School for basic education during the first semester of the academic year 2020/2021.

It adopted the experimental design using two groups: an experimental and a control group.

The synthetic phonics based videos were used to instruct experimental group.

A pre-post literacy skills test was the main instrument to assess pupils' literacy skills.

Results indicated that there was a statistically significant difference between the mean score of the experimental group on the pre-post administrations of the literacy skills test in favor of the post one.

Moreover, there was a statistically significant difference between the mean score of the control group and the experimental group on the post administrations of the literacy skills test in favor of the experimental group.

Thus, the proposed synthetic phonics approach-based videos proved to be effective in improving EFL primary stage pupils' literacy skills.

More research is needed for developing literacy skills using synthetic phonics approach.

Key words: synthetic phonics, EFL Literacy Skills, primary pupils