The efficacy of exemplary learning materials for enhancing writing skills among primary school children with susceptible writing difficulties

Abstract

This paper reports the efficacy of exemplary learning materials for improving writing skills of Grade Two children with susceptible writing difficulties. A mixed research approach involving phenomenological and quasi-experimental designs was used. Two teachers and 49 children were purposively selected from two primary schools in Dodoma Region, Tanzania. Data were collected through observation, interviews and tests. The findings indicate that children benefited from learning through designed materials. Children in the experimental group improved their writing skills significantly compared with those in the control group, t=13.15, p<.001 with a very large effect size of 4.211770, g˃0.8. Thus, teachers should frequently support these children using designed materials in remedial classes to remove grade repetition.