TPR: A Strategy Reading Readiness of Grade 1-Pupils
Keywords:
Total physical response, reading readiness, young learners, first language teachingAbstract
INTRODUCTION
Total Physical Response (TPR) is a second language teaching methodology that encourages whole-brain learning. The course will introduce the process and strategies for successful reading readiness development for the Grade I entrants and retention through modeling, introducing, and various activities.
METHODS
This study focuses on improving the reading readiness of the Grade I pupils of Azucena. The intervention anchored on physical responses. The teacher and the pupils need to take turns, develop self-control before learning to read. This strategy involves imitation of body movements of the teacher. This program makes cooperative learning. This is learning by daily activities. The teacher would move the body to emphasize letter names and corresponding sounds.
RESULTS
The researcher used the EGRA tool to assess the reading readiness of the Grade I entrants. After the EGRA was conducted, it was found out that half of the pupils were ready for intervention. It shows with the result of discussion and reflects cooperative learning approach to determine as to how many pupils are ready and not ready in Grade I -Azucena before the intervention was conducted. Only 14 out of 30 pupils was not ready with the percentage of 47%.
DISCUSSIONS
Total physical response as an approach is proven to be effective in improving the reading readiness of the respondents based on the past test that was conducted by the researcher. After the intervention of the said activities, most of them are improving through imitating body gesture of the teacher. Their performance on decoding letters and letter sounds were above average level. Through intervention, respondents can imitate body movement and can identify the letter names.
