Increasing the Reading Performance and Word Recognition in Filipino of Grade one-Daffodil Learners through Titik Tunog Routine

Authors

  • Carmelita De Roxas

Keywords:

Reading Performance, Reading Strategy, Word Recognition

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The Department of Education (Department of Education) is implementing the Every Child a Reader Program (ECARP) which aims to train primary school children to read corresponding to their grade level. In line with this, Department of Education Order No. 45, s. 2002 states that no pupil is promoted to the next level or grade unless he/she manifests mastery of basic literacy skills. Based on the data acquired by the researcher from her Grade I class, 32 out of 33 students are non-readers. The result prompted the researcher to think of ways to improve the situation. Since learning to read begins with letters and sounds, the researcher decided to come up with a strategy using the Titik Tunog Routine, wherein learners recite the alphabet with their corresponding sounds. Having been introduced to grade one learners, the researcher desires to find out the impact of the Titik Tunog Routine.

METHODS

This study employed the quasi-experimental method of research. This was used to determine the reading performance and word recognition of Grade One-Daffodil pupils before and after the implementation of the Titik Tunog Routine. Results of the pre-tests and post-tests were used to measure any significant difference on learners' word recognition.

RESULTS

After five months of Titik Tunog Routine, data shows that 30 or 96.97% of Grade One-Daffodil pupils are now readers. The word recognition performance of Grade One-Daffodil learners demonstrates a marked improvement. The T-test showed a significant difference on the word recognition of learners after the intervention. This means that the Titik Tunog Routine was effective.

DISCUSSIONS

The results demonstrated that there is a significant increase in the number of readers after doing the routine. Likewise, there is a significant difference between the pre-test and the post-test results of Grade One-Daffodil learners which indicates that the use of Titik Tunog Routine in teaching reading is effective in familiarizing with the sounds of letters and also helpful in learning to read in Filipino.

Published

2019-01-18