Effect of Phonics Intervention to Beginning Readers

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This action research was funded by the Department of Education through the Basic Education Research Fund (BERF).

Phonics reading is very important in helping children to recognize and associate sounds of the letters of the alphabet in the word they read. This will help them to improve their reading skills and efficiency. That is why the researcher come up with phonics intervention.

The purpose of this action research was to assess the effectiveness of phonics intervention to the identified 19 pupils with difficulty in recognizing letters and letter sounds out of 43 pupils in Grade One-Anthurium of Cabagnan Elementary School, South District of Tabaco City Division to increase their basic readiness skills. Exploring effective strategies to build letter and sound recognition, sight word recalling, and listening comprehension for pupils was an important part of this study.

METHODS

The descriptive-correlational method was employed in the study. Tables were used to determine the pre and post-test. Results were analyzed using the mean, percentage, and t-test for correlated samples.

RESULTS

Through the analysis of data, the grade one phonics intervention proved to have gained on pupils' scores on the assessment given. The pre-test performance level was 25.38% and the post-test Performance Level was 90.60%. there was a significant difference in the performance of Grade 1 pupils in the pre and post assessment. Phonics intervention is an effective way to improve the beginning reading skills of the pupils.

DISCUSSIONS

In the light of the findings and conclusion, the following recommendations are given: Teachers in early grades should give more emphasis on phonics to develop a solid foundation for more advanced decoding skills of the pupils. It is important that teachers choose strategies/ techniques to be used in the delivery of instruction. Phonics instruction should be taught in a systematic way. An ordered, sequential program that examines all phonics components is one of the keys to successful pupils' achievement. Extensive trainings, seminar and workshop should also be organized for primary teachers.