Development of Experience on Storytelling in Role Plays to Promote Language Readiness of Kindergarten 2 Students

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to develop the experience on storytelling and role plays together to promote language readiness of Kindergarten 2 students, and 2) to investigate the results of a development of the experience on storytelling and role plays together.  The target group were 34 Kindergarten 2 students in the second semester of academic year 2014 of Ban Lum Pook Khlong Kaew School, Si Sa Ket Educational Service Area Office 3. The instruments used in the study plans for earlychildhood, and language skill tests.  The data were analyzed using percentage, means, standard deviation and content analysis.

The research findings were as follows:

1. A develop of experience on storytelling and role plays together to promote the language readiness of Kindergarten 2 students consisted of six cycles. Cycle 1, classification of noise; Cycle 2, finding the main idea of a story listened to; Cycle 3, following orders; Cycle 4, telling a story from pictures; Cycle 5, naming the picture; and Cycle 6, conversation and answering questions.
2. The results of development of experience on storytelling and role plays together showed that the students’ language readiness on listening and speaking before and after the development in terms of the average scores of 42.35% and 94.31% respectively had an average progression of 51.96%, and students passed the set criteria 60%.