The Teaching of Story Elements through Show and Tell Approach among Grade Two Pupils in Pinamukan Ibaba Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The enhancement of understanding and appreciation of literary pieces in English among elementary pupils is one of the concerns about the curriculum. Having realized the importance of teaching stories or literature in the life of pupils, most teachers commented that problems regarding the understanding and appreciation of literary pieces by pupils in elementary were observed. Hence, the researcher was prompted to conduct a study on the teaching of story elements through show and tell approach. She believes that teaching story elements through show and tell approach would help pupils involved in learning by letting them explain a concept to another to determine if they truly understand the concept.

METHODS

The descriptive method of research was used in this study to assess the performance of using show-: and-: tell in teaching story element in Grade 2 of Pinamukan Ibaba Elementary School. A test made by the researcher was used as a research instrument. Twenty-: eight Grade 2 pupils of Pinamukan Ibaba Elementary School responded to the study thus, no sampling method was used in the study. Different processes were applied such as constructing lesson plan, researching, administering test, and making table of specification. Test was administered after the lesson. Scores obtained by the pupils in each lesson were tallied, tabulated, and interpreted with the aid of the appropriate tools in the statistical treatment of data.

RESULTS

In teaching story elements, Show-: and-: Tell approach is used by guiding the students to understand important ideas, describe people, places, things and locations, learn to speak clearly while telling or describing each element of the story, increase vocabulary, speak in complete sentences, follow and create a sequence, and paraphrase what they have heard. The use of this approach in teaching story elements as to characters, setting, and plot has a big impact in increasing the ability of the students to describe, retell, summarize, and comprehend the story. Simple statement has large implications for how students retain and apply knowledge.

DISCUSSIONS

The results demonstrate the importance of using Show-: and-: Tell approach in allowing pupils to connect best when they actually manipulate the material with their own hands and minds. The more teachers focus on involving students in learning as a teaching strategy and the less they simply show and tell -: then the more likely they are to create a lasting educational experience.