THE EFFECT OF UTILIZING SIGN LANGUAGE AS A STRATEGY FOR IMPROVING RECALL OF SEQUENCE OF NUMBERS AND COUNTING FOR PRE-SCHOOLCHILDREN: A TRIBUTE TO MARIA MONTESSORI
| dc.contributor.author | DIMPLE KERAI | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-04-01T11:44:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-04-01T11:44:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-09 | |
| dc.description | Thesis | |
| dc.description.abstract | Sign language is a system of communication using visual gestures and signs, originally created for deaf people. A lot of studies on sign language are done on letters and words, but not much has been documented on numbers. This study focuses on improving the child‟s recall of numbers, and their counting abilities from one-ten, using signing as a tool. A lot of the children are not able to recall and count very well due to delayed speech ability, their mother tongue, lack of confidence, delayed fine motor skills, agitation, and low attention span. Memory is dependent on the ability of the child to internalize the object to the brain, these aforementioned factors hinder the child‟s learning ability, and therefore, this study was designed to explore the child‟s ability to develop tactile, visual, vocal, kinesthetic, procedural and conceptual understanding using sign language as a tool. The study follows the cognitive model of Bandura‟s theory. It is designed to use sign language as the stimulus, so as to receive required responses from the children. The instruments used in this study are pre-assessments post assessments, and the Likert survey. The instruments are validated by the test-retest technique; pilot study was done before the actual study. The population used was nine children of age 2-3 years, the class teacher and a student teacher. To achieve the desired objectives of the study, mixed research paradigm was used. For analysis of data, descriptive statistics such as tables, percentages, charts, and frequency were used. For the presentation of data, SPSS windows package version 21 was used. The findings were discussed and analyzed according to the research questions. The results of the study revealed that sign language does improve the children‟s recall of numbers and their counting skills. Signing numbers improved the children‟s performance greatly and boosted their confidence and social performance. This study highly recommends preschools to employ signing as additional teaching to teach the children how to count, read and speak. The teachers may need to be taught this as an extra training or as part of their education program. This technique would benefit both the children and their parents if adopted in communication. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.cuea.edu/handle/123456789/674 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN AFRICA | |
| dc.subject | Sign language | |
| dc.subject | early childhood education | |
| dc.subject | memory recall | |
| dc.subject | numeracy skills | |
| dc.subject | cognitive development | |
| dc.title | THE EFFECT OF UTILIZING SIGN LANGUAGE AS A STRATEGY FOR IMPROVING RECALL OF SEQUENCE OF NUMBERS AND COUNTING FOR PRE-SCHOOLCHILDREN: A TRIBUTE TO MARIA MONTESSORI | |
| dc.type | Thesis |