Mabalik Kita (Let's Go Back): An Effective Intervention for Non-Readers

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

An alarming result of the Diagnostic Oral Reading Proficiency Test (ORPT) of Grade IV pupils conducted last June 14-15, 2017, so it was given special attention because for 40 pupils enrolled in Grade IV, there are eight (8) identified Non-Reader. These pupils failed to read simple words, and the worst was, they cannot recognize letter names or even letter sound. With this problem encountered by the researcher, the intervention Mabalik Kita was an effective Intervention for Non-Readers. The purpose of this intervention was to let the non-readers become a reader to avoid failure or drop-out .

METHODS

In an English Alphabetical System, the individual letters in Mabalik Kita in beginning reading were applied. Recognition of letter names was applied first,of course, there were other techniques to familiarize the letters. As soon as pupils were able to recognize letter names, letter sounds of the vowel letters was introduced. In Marongko approach letter M was the first consonant to introduced. The researcher gave the sound of letter M and participants imitated it. Like M sound “Mmmm" then introduced the sound of the letter "a" as "ah”, blended m + a, so pupils read the syllable "ma”. The researcher called this CV pattern. From the syllable ma, paired by other letters, or repeat ma, like a-ma, ma-ma, o-ma.

RESULTS

As a result of this intervention, three out of eight non-readers were already in the Instructional level, and five were in the frustration level, during the conduction of Oral Reading Proficiency Test (ORPT) on February 2017. Participants in the frustration level can already read CV, VC, CVC, CVCV pattern. They have still difficulty in reading words with long vowel sounds and consonant clusters. For the participants who were already in the instructional level can read already difficult words but sometimes guided or corrected by the researcher especially for the words having long vowel sounds like long A (mate) and long I (bike). Follow up session was conducted for the frustration level for the month of June School Year 2018-2019 until August of the same school year.

DISCUSSIONS

Mabalik Kita: An Effective Intervention for Non-Readers was implemented from September to February 2018. A letter of intent was given to the School Head and parent's consent because the intervention was done every 4: 30-5: 30 in the afternoon. The entail of this is to prevent participants from being bullied. Participants who learned to read have gained self-confidence.