The Effects of Animation Usage on First Grade Reading

Abstract

Success in learning all the lessons depends on the level of student’s reading skill. This article is the result of a quasi-experimental study that was carried out in two schools among four classes of elementary first grade during 2013-2014 in Yazd city. It aimed to determine the extent of the animation effect on upgrading the reading skill level compared to the traditional and routine methods of training. The findings showed that training with the help of animation, compared to the common traditional method had influenced on the performance of the students on reading skill among the first grade elementary students based on three factors of fast-reading, correct-reading and fluent-reading. Therefore, training with help of animation, which can be used in populous classes and rural schools, where teachers have fewer opportunities for individual training of weaker students, can also effectively help to promote fast-reading, correct-reading and fluent- reading of bilingual students.