KINDERLEARN: A BILINGUAL MOBILE LEARNING APPLICATION TO ENHANCE THE FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS OF KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS AT BAGONG BARANGAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

The education sector's fast transformation requires technology as an essential tool to boost student learningoutcomes especially for young children. The process of early childhood education becomes difficult for parentsand teachers because specific children struggle to understand basic concepts such as letter recognition andnumerals and linguistic abilities. Research shows that the interactive multimedia learning methods createsubstantial improvements in children's cognitive abilities and their ability to store information. Young learnersand students need interactive materials to stay interested in their learning because they struggle with basicnumeral and alphabet and ABAKADA education.The new bilingual mobile learning software KINDERLEARN serves kindergartens at Bagong BarangayElementary School with interactive lessons about alphabet recognition and number understanding and shape andcolor education and ABAKADA instruction in both English and Tagalog. The software runs on Unity and Agiledevelopment cycle to deliver multimedia content with animated games that teach early literacy and numeracyskills. The software development process used data collected through classroom observations and studentsurveys and teacher interviews.The software results from testing showed it improved student participation while delivering bettercomprehension and providing teachers and parents with supplementary educational resources. KINDERLEARNsupports educational technology research by delivering content that suits early childhood learning needs inmulticultural settings and follows age and cultural guidelines in game-based platforms.