The Use of Claveria Approach in Teaching Reading in Mother tongue among Grade I Pupils at Cawongan Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

To ensure excellent performance of each student, it is the responsibility of the teacher to provide necessary guidance and tools for the development of the performance of the children The reading readiness of the child, and other internal and external factors, determine the amount of time a child takes to complete these early stages. Generally, a child will go through these stages in three to five years, provided that they are ready to learn, and that there are no differences between the language of the child and the language of instruction. In the latter case, the process may take longer, because the child is acquiring another language as well as learning how to read in that language. The main goal of the study is to enhance the reading skills of the pupils, the researcher wants to find out the problems which the students encountered and the action plan which may be proposed in connection with the reading skills.

METHODS

The researcher used the descriptive method of research to gather the necessary data to determine the distinct features of Claveria Approach in teaching reading and lessons about syllables, words, phrases and sentences which Claveria Approach may be employed to facilitate learning among Grade 1 pupils of Cawongan Elementary School in relation to the proposal of supplementary materials which may be utilized to enrich the use of Claveria Approach in teaching reading. The researcher conducted an assessment to the respondents to yield the needed data.

RESULTS

Claveria Approach was described to have "Pananda" which may be used in teaching reading in Mother Tongue. The lessons in which Claveria Approach be applied in teaching reading in Mother Tongue are syllables and words, phrases and sentences. The majority of the pupils have average performance on lesson about syllables and words and phrases and sentences. The proposed instructional materials to supplement the used of Claveria Approach in teaching reading were "Pananda Pictures" and other reading approaches.

DISCUSSIONS

Based from the findings and conclusions of the study the following recommendations are offered: 1) The developed instructional materials must be shown to other teachers for their suggestions before using it. 2) More lessons should be discussed to improve the reading skills of the pupils. 3)A similar study using Claveria Approach may be conducted as scaffold of learning in other subject areas.