Utilization of Filipino Sign Language-Sight Words Intervention (FSL-SWI) to Increase the Literacy Skills of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) Pupils

Abstract: Young readers will find it easier to read words by sight or memory if they have a large vocabulary of sight words that they are familiar with from earlier literature. Deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) learners have distinct learning qualities, which might make reading challenging for them. Their main form of communication is sign language because of their propensity for visual learning. The majority of Filipino DHH learners encounter difficulties in comprehending Filipino-written vocabularies. Results from the Phil-IRI screening tests conducted on pupils in grades 4, 5, and 6 show that they fall under the Frustration Level. This study's overarching goal is to use an intervention known as Filipino Sign Language-Sight Words Intervention (FSL-SWI) to alleviate the difficulties DHH learners have learning Filipino-written words. Multimedia educational resources that are available on all Android and iOS devices served as the intervention. A mixed method technique was employed in the study to gather both quantitative and qualitative data. Pre- and post-tests were administered to 89 students in grades 4, 5, and 6 who participated as student participants to collect quantitative data. The application of FSL-SWI is a powerful and effective multimedia learning intervention that can help DHH learners expand their vocabulary in Filipino, as indicated by the considerable rise in mean percentage score observed in the pre and post-test results. The posttest results yielded to the independent reading level, indicating that following the intervention, the learners are proficient in using sign language to function independently and comprehend information well. Qualitative data, on the other hand, was collected through survey forms and focus group interview to some selected stakeholders. The focus group interview produced three themes for this study, namely, Filipino sign language variation, sign language training to parents/guardians, and easy access to multimedia. All stakeholders gave the FSL-SWI a good agreement rating overall. FSL-SWI is strongly advised to be used as an intervention to help the students in grades 4, 5, and 6 expand their Filipino vocabulary, according to feedback and evaluation. Keywords: sight words, deaf and hard-of-hearing education, Filipino Sign Language, multimedia. Title: Utilization of Filipino Sign Language-Sight Words Intervention (FSL-SWI) to Increase the Literacy Skills of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) Pupils Author: Jordan S. Madronio, Angelita Socorro P. Trinidad, Karen Dorris G. Samson International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online) Vol. 12, Issue 4, October 2024 - December 2024 Page No: 12-20 Research Publish Journals Website: www.researchpublish.com Published Date: 09-October-2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13906992 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.researchpublish.com/papers/utilization-of-filipino-sign-language-sight-words-intervention-fsl-swi-to-increase-the-literacy-skills-of-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-dhh-pupils