| 英文摘要 |
In this study, a quasi-experimental design was adopted to examine the effectiveness of a Chu-Yin-Fu-Hao (CYFU, Chinese phonetic symbols) program. A total of 216 first-grade students were included in the study and divided into two groups: an experimental group (109 students) and a control group (107 students). A 55-session program was conducted over the first 10 weeks of the semester, during which the experimental group received a differentiated-instruction-oriented program and the control group followed the teacher's manual for a textbook. All students completed standardized CYFU and character recognition tests before and after the intervention period, with an additional picture-talking test administered as a posttest. The main findings of the study were as follows. First, the experimental group achieved a greater overall improvement in CYFU proficiency compared with the control group. Second, the effects of CYFU instruction extended to character recognition, with the experimental group achieving significantly higher scores for character recognition. Third, in the picture-talking test, the experimental group demonstrated a significant increase in the number of words expressed, indicating that exposure to narrative structures enhanced their oral expression. Fourth, the experimental group exhibited more positive learning behaviors, namely improved focus, motivation, and self-confidence. In summary, the differentiated-instruction-oriented program was effective in improving all outcome measures examined in this study. |