Using a Digital Storytelling-Based Electronic Program to develop primary stage pupils’ EFL reading comprehension skills

Amr Mohamed El Koshiry^*1,2, Ahmed Zakaria Hegazy^*3

¹Department of Curricula and Teaching Methods, College of Education, King Faisal University,

P.O. Box: 400 Al-Ahsa, 31982, Saudi Arabia

²Faculty of Specific Education, Minia university, Egypt

³Department of Special Education, College of Education King Faisal University,

P.O. Box: 400 Al-Ahsa, 31982, Saudi Arabia

Emails: aalkoshiry@kfu.edu.sa al_koshiry@mu.edu.eg; ahegazy@kfu.edu.sa

*Correspondence: aalkoshiry@kfu.edu.sa, ahegazy@kfu.edu.sa

Abstract

The present study aimed to identify the effect of using a digital storytelling-based electronic program to develop reading comprehension skills of Pupils with Learning Difficulties. The study adopted a quasi-experimental pre-post design with two groups. Each group consisted of 30 pupils. The experimental group was taught through using the digital storytelling-based electronic program, whereas the control one was taught through the traditional method. The researchers prepared a reading comprehension skills test as an instrument to collect data. The results showed that the pupils of the experimental group achieved better results than those of the control one. The results revealed the effectiveness of the Digital Storytelling-Based Electronic Program in developing primary-fifth pupils’ reading comprehension skills.

Keywords: Digital Storytelling; Reading Comprehension Skills; Pupils with Learning Difficulties.