CONTEXT AND RATIONALE.docx

CONTEXT AND RATIONALE This study explores the critical role of collaboration between parents and teachers in enhancing children\'s spelling skills. It focuses on third-grade students, a crucial stage in their educational journey where mastering spelling is essential for their overall academic devel...

CONTEXT AND RATIONALE This study explores the critical role of collaboration between parents and teachers in enhancing children\'s spelling skills. It focuses on third-grade students, a crucial stage in their educational journey where mastering spelling is essential for their overall academic development. It also serve as an invaluable resource for aspiring educators by offering critical insights into the most effective methods for teaching writing and spelling. Its contributions extend beyond the classroom, directly impacting children\'s literacy development by identifying and validating strategies that enhance their writing and spelling abilities. By highlighting these strategies, the study ensures that children can recognize word patterns, understand spelling rules, and apply them accurately in various contexts. Additionally, it highlights the critical role parents play, particularly in the early stages of their child\'s education. The study provides parents with practical ways to reinforce what their children are learning in school, such as incorporating regular reading and writing activities and transforming everyday experiences into educational opportunities. Furthermore, it encourages educators to adopt more participatory, student-centered teaching strategies by offering new perspectives and approaches to teaching that can enhance their effectiveness in the classroom. RESEARCH QUESTION 1\. What level of spelling proficiency do pupils in grade three currently possess? 2\. How a parent-teacher collaboration intervention helps pupils in grade three become more proficient spellers? 3\. What opinions do educators and parents have about the parent-teacher partnership program? Objective of the Study 1\. To assess the spelling proficiency level of pupils in the third grade. 2\. Putting in place a parent-teacher collaboration initiative and assess its effect on the spelling of pupils competence. 3\. To investigate the viewpoints of teachers and parents on the parent-teacher collaboration program.