Enhancing Primary School Students' Spelling Proficiency through Orthographic Activities

Abstract

Orthographic spelling skills are the ability to perceive letter patterns as words, ultimately leading to word recognition. The present study aims to analyse the importance of providing supplementary materials in primary schools to improve orthographic spelling skills. The researchers utilised a quasi-experimental design that follows a quantitative approach to address the research topic. The sample of the study consisted of 42 students from a private primary school in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for data analysis. Independent samples t-test test was utilized to analyse the data. Pre-test and post-test results from the control and experimental groups, specifically focusing on sixth grade, were used to gather data. The finding of the study demonstrated that providing additional material as a learning tool for orthographic spelling in the English language has a significant impact on students’ enhancement of the spelling skills of the learners from the experimental group. The finding could offer insights to teachers, educators, or policymakers to incorporate orthographic spelling activities into the English language curricula for primary school students.