CVC Floor Board Game: An Effective Tool in Teaching Reading CVC Words in Kindergarten

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Reading is important in all aspects of life. Developing reading at an early age is a huge help in diminishing illiteracy. It is the best time for them to learn how to read for their minds are still unoccupied and they are very much eager to learn new things. In order to acquire the beginning reading skills, teachers tend to use different instructional materials. Sometimes, teachers conduct games to integrate learning while playing. This action research shows the effectiveness of using the CVC Floor Board Game in Teaching Kindergarten Pupils to read.

METHODS

This action research is designed to find out the effectiveness of the CVC Floor Board Game in developing the beginning reading skills of the 72 Kindergarten-Yellow pupils in reading CVC words. The 72 pupils were divided into two groups, Group A and Group B, wherein the researcher utilized the CVC floor board game in Group A only to test the effectiveness of the said instructional material. This action research has three phases: Preliminary assessment, utilization of the CVC Board Game and the Post-assessment. The results of the reading ability testof the pupils in the preliminary and post-assessment will be collected and will be compared to show the effectiveness of the CVC Floor Board Game. The pupil's ability to identify the picture in CVC format and say the initial, medial and final sound was the skills tested in this action research. The researcher used frequency and percentage.

RESULTS

During the preliminary assessment, the beginning reading skills specifically naming pictures, identifying the initial, medial and final sound of the 72 Kindergarten-Yellow pupils were in poor condition. It was examined and proven in the preliminary assessment of their reading ability. After utilizing the CVC Floor Board Game, the number of respondents in the experimental group (Group A) who used the reading instructional material significantly increased while the controlled group (Group B) remained as is. The study shows that the CVC Floor Board Game significantly helped the teacher improve the beginning reading ability of the pupils.

DISCUSSIONS

The CVC Floor Board Game helped the teacher in teaching beginning reading most especially to Kindergarten pupils. This may also be used in teaching higher reading skills such as spelling and sentence formation. The study suggests to utilized the CVC Floor Board Game to a larger sample for further verification.