The Effectiveness of Marungko-Approach for the Non-Readers ofGrade-2 Pupils of Bancaan Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Learning to read is one of the most vital and exciting parts in a pupil's school life however, teaching them how to read is very critical for the teachers. To make it so, various and different interventions have been used including phonemic awareness instruction -which studies proven and tested that one of the best ways to make the child a reader.

The primary goal of this study was to see if through the use of small group instruction teachers would able to increase the phonemic awareness skills of their grade two struggling pupils specifically on the production of sounds which were used interchangeably like the/p /and /f/, /d/ and /b/ and other sounds of the alphabet which is neglected.

METHODS

Struggling pupils from three sections were categorized as overage, speech defect and non-readers. Out of 25 respondents, 6 pupils were overage, 2 pupils have speech difficulty and 17 were diagnosed as non-readers.

The success of the pupils was measured using pre-and post-test model, sound inventory checklist. Through pre-and post-tests, the researchers gathered information for the study for the assessment of the progress of the pupils. The sequence of Marungko Approach was given exactly the same, so it was an accurate measure of the pupils' gains and failures during the post-test.

RESULTS

The results of the pre and post tests indicated important findings. The use of pre and posttests as an implemented strategy resulted in improved classroom performance. Throughout this six-week study, the students took the pre-test on the first day of the study and the post-test on the last day of the sixth week.

The intervention showed that out of 25 respondents, 24 of them were able to produce the sounds correctly specifically the sounds of /b/ and /d/, / p/ and /f/ through constant practice and mimicry.

DISCUSSIONS

Based from the result of the study the researchers recommended the teachers to undergo more training to enhance their knowledge and use this approach continually for the nonreaders because Marungko is the easiest way to monitor the learners' progress since the pattern of sounds started from simplest to the most complex.