Development of an OG Method-based Multisensory Instruction Approach to Avoid the Risk of English Literacy Difficulties in Elementary School Students

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K00785
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
• Research Institution: Mie University
• Principal Investigator: Arao Hiroko 三重大学, 教育学部, 教授 (90378282)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 木村 麻衣子 武庫川女子大学短期大学部, 共通教育科, 准教授 (30290414)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 英語識字教育 / 英単語

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To develop a literacy instruction method tailored to each student's learning style when learning to 'read' and 'write' in elementary school English. When dealing with the letters of English words, learners rely on their dominant sensory modalities to learn the letters. However, in actual English lessons, children are sometimes taught literacy in ways that do not suit their learning styles, leading to difficulties in reading and writing English due to excessive cognitive load. As a result, this can increase their aversion to English, raising the risk of becoming 'elementary school English literacy refugees.' To avoid this, it is necessary to develop a literacy instruction method that respects the different learning styles of learners, keeps in mind sensory dominance, and incorporates multisensor approaches.

Free Research Field

英語教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

この研究は、英語圏のディスレクシア研究から得られた知見を基に、日本語を母語とする英語学習者の識字指導法を開発することを目指した。特に、日本語と英語の正書法の違いによる読み書きの困難を分析し、日本語話者に見られるディスレクシアの種類を特定して、それらに対応する指導方法を探求した。多感覚を取り入れたOGメソッドと、イギリスディスレクシア協会が提案する学習スタイルを活用して、日本の英語教育での応用可能性を模索。デジタルデバイスとの融合を含む新しい書記指導法の提案は、教育現場に新たな視点をもたらした。