EFFECTS OF AUDIBLOX PROGRAMME ON WORD RECOGNITION ABILITY OF PUPILS WITH READING DIFFICULTIES IN PANKSHIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA

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  • MARGARET NAKOM JATAU School of Adult, Non-Formal and Special Education, Federal College of Education Pankshin, Plateau State, Nigeria. Author
  • PROF. SR. JULIANA ROTKANGMWA BODANG Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. Author
  • PROF. ISUWA JIKUKKA JURMANG Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. Author

Keywords:

Audiblox Programme, Word Recognition Ability, Pupils, Reading Difficulties

Abstract

This study investigated Effects of Audiblox Programme on word recognition ability of Pupils with Reading Difficulties. The specific objective of this study is to: find out the effect of Audiblox Programme on word recognition of pupils with reading difficulties; using pretest-posttest design type of quasi-experimental research, the outcome of interest was measured two times from experimental and control groups. The population in the study area is seventy-two (72). The sample size was forty-seven (47). Teacher Made Word Recognition Test (TMWRT) is the instrument used to obtain data in this research. To test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance, Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was employed. The results revealed that Audiblox Programme changed the word recognition ability of pupils with reading difficulties to a high level. This study recommended that Federal Government should partner with professionals such as Reading Association of Nigeria and Rehabilitation Scientists of Nigeria, who shall provide trainings, guidance and counselling to teachers on reading skills. Pupils with reading difficulties should be skilled on word recognition via audiblox programme. Teachers should be seriously be trained or be made to learn and how to apply treatment such as audiblox programme on word recognition and teachers should seek for better and interested ways to improve word recognition ability of pupils with reading difficulties.

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31-07-2024

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MARGARET NAKOM JATAU, JULIANA ROTKANGMWA BODANG, & ISUWA JIKUKKA JURMANG. (2024). EFFECTS OF AUDIBLOX PROGRAMME ON WORD RECOGNITION ABILITY OF PUPILS WITH READING DIFFICULTIES IN PANKSHIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGERIA. Journal of Human, Social and Political Science Research, 5(6). https://ssaapublications.com/sjhspsr/article/view/282

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