Effects of Using Board to Practice Writing Skills and Fernald Method to Thai Consonants Writing Ability Method for Prathomsuksa 3 Students

Abstract

The purposes of this semi-experimental research were to 1) compare the ability of writing Thai alphabet of Prathomsuksa 3 students before and after using board to practice writing skills and Fernald method. 2) study student’s satisfaction toward learning by using board to practice writing skills and Fernald method to thai consonants writing ability method. The target group of the study included 3 Prathomsuksa 3  students who were diagnosed by a doctor with a learning disability and studying in the third grade at school under Ubon Ratchathani Primary Educational Service Area 3 in the second semester of 2023 academic year. The research tool was the writing skill test on Thai consonants. Statistical analysis included mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The results of the study were as follows: 1) The ability to write Thai consonants of Prathomsuksa 3 students with learning disabilities after learning through the use of a writing skill board made from recycled materials combined with the Fernald method was significantly higher than before the learning process at the statistical significance level of 0.05. 2) The  satisfaction  of Prathomsuksa 3 students toward  using board to practice writing skills and Fernald method to Thai consonants writing was at the highest level.