My Writing: An E-LEA-Based Android Application to Develop Kindergarten Children's Early Literacy
Abstract
My Writing is a tool that preschool children can use to improve their reading and writing skills, which can be used both at school and at home. This tool was developed based on the Language Experience Approach (LEA) and is in the form of an Android application designed for children. It is used to help children understand that the spoken language can be altered into the written one and still retains its meaning. 10 teachers were included in this study and data were collected from teacher opinions and assessments. The findings showed that My Writing is an effective application for developing literacy in young children, and that it is easy to use by children and parents, making it simple for teachers to assess children’s literacy skills while they study at home.
Keywords: Language Experience Approach (LEA), Digital LEA, E-LEA, My Writing, early reading and writing
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