Effect of Daily Spelling in Filipino

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The main purpose of this study was to determine the Filipino spelling ability of the Grade 5 section Gold of Hacienda Elementary School. The following questions were answered in this study: What is the performance level of learners during the pre-test and post-test? Is there an increase in the post-test results compared to the pre-test? What are the things to be considered in order to further improve their ability in spelling in Filipino?

METHODS

This study employed a descriptive research method. There were 23 boys and 17 girls with a total of 40 learners. All of them have undergone the daily practice in spelling in Filipino using the KWF -Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino as the main reference.

RESULTS

These are the findings based on the results of the pre-test and post-tests: Forty learners took the test with an average of 21.44% during the pre-test. The same number of learners took the post-test and they obtained a performance level of 49.5%. There was an increase of 28.06% which means that the daily practice provided by the teacher-researcher has helped increase the ability of the learners under study. They were able to improve in spelling in Filipino as the medium of instruction and in line with written communication. Here are the suggestions were given by the learners which will help them better improve in spelling. One hundred percent of them say that it is helpful to post new words that are unfamiliar on the bulletin board so that they can remember the words better. Ninety percent say that it is better to learn these words through friendly competitions or games in order to encourage them to spell in Filipino. Seventy-five percent believe that they should know first the sound of the Filipino alphabet. Fifty percent of them suggest teaching first the sound before the syllabication.

DISCUSSIONS

The learners have already given their suggestions to better learn the Filipino spelling (pagbabaybay). The teacher-researcher further suggests for others who wish to adopt this strategy that the daily practice be done in the morning when the children are still very eager to learn. The teacher should also possess the passion to help especially the learners who are having difficulties in reading. Spelling is better-taught among those who are already readers.

This study was funded by the Department of Education through the Basic Education Research.