Teaching Chinese Characters to First and Second Graders During the First COVID-19 School Closure in China: An Observational Study (Poster 9)

• In Event: AERA Poster Session Six
  In Poster Session: Literacy Poster Session One

Abstract

The present investigation examined Chinese characters instruction in grades one and two in Xiangzhou during the first school closure caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We analyzed 144 language arts lessons designed and delivered by 61 distinguished and experienced teachers to determine how pronunciation, meaning, recognition, and writing of simplified Chinese characters were taught. These lessons were delivered synchronously through live video interactions with two to four students, while other students were able to access them simultaneously at home via an internet device or on TV (the lessons were accessed 2.1 million times). The findings can contribute to the studies on emergency remote instruction and the teaching of word recognition and handwriting.

Authors

• Ziyu Zhou, Lecong First Experimental School
  Non-Presenting Author

• Steve Graham, Arizona State University
  Presenting Author

• Tien Ping Hsiang, University of Macau
  Presenting Author