IMPROVING SPELLING SKILL OF ELEMENTARY PUPILS THROUGH SPELLING GAME RELAY

Spelling skill is a critical skill to writing and reading skills which is a key aspect of literacy. In developing their spelling and vocabulary knowledge, learners should be taught with the strategies, rules, and concepts of spelling. Hence, this study aimed to investigate whether spelling game relay helps improve spelling skills in fifth-grade learners. The participants in this study were 30 pupils each group (control and experimental), who are officially enrolled in academic year 2023-2024 and were selected purposively. Instrument used to measure the spelling skills of the grade 5 pupils was a spelling game relay, and words used are derived from grade 5 textbooks. Results showed that spelling game relay helped improved the spelling skills of fifth-grade learners.