Effectiveness of Using Marungko Approach as Reading Intervention Material for Beginning and Struggling Readers in Grades 1and 3

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Every Child A Redear Program (ECARP) is a national program that addresses the thrust of Department of Education (Department of Education) to make every child a reader at his/ her grade level. (Enclosure to Department of Education Order # 70 s. 20011). Reading is so complex that it requires the synthesis of factors such as skills, abilities, experiences and many types of knowledge. Difficulties in any of these areas can impede reading development. Among the popular approaches was the Marungko Approach in reading where letters were taught according to the most common and familiar letter for the children. For this school year 2016-2017, the researchers were able to assess pupils who are categorized as beginning readers based from the result of SREA. Pupils who have difficulty in reading thus categorized as Struggling Readers, were assessed during the District Oral Reading Test. The necessity to make the pupils identified as beginning and struggling readers evolve as readers and their own respective grade level prompted the teachers to conduct this study. Since the teachers have been using Marungko for BEC curriculum for its 8-week ECE, its effectiveness to K to 12 learners will be assessed as an intervention material for reading

METHODS

Since this study will employ qualitative phenomenological research, questionnaire will not be used. As this is a qualitative analysis of narrative data, methods to analyze its data must be quite different from more traditional or quantitative methods of research.

RESULTS

As revealed by the study home plays a significant role in the reading success of the pupils. Reinforcement from the family serve as a driving force for the pupils to achieve their goal to read. Reading Intervention material is effective through intensive reading remediation program. More so, the behavior of the pupils plays a vital role in the success of the program. One should learn to read and read to learn and discover new things and widen his horizons.

DISCUSSIONS

Before the school year begins, entering Grade one pupils took the School Readiness Assessment Test wherein one of its domains is the Reading readiness. Under this domain there are 10 items that will assess their reading ability. These 6 pupils were categorized as Beginning Readers. To address the cause of the reading difficulties of the beginning readers and struggling reader further interviews were conducted. Manifested on the interviews done were the reasons why these pupils have zero or almost none background in reading.