Effectiveness of Marungko Approach in Filipino Reading Remediation Program of Grade II Pupils in Banaba Cerca Integrated School
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Effectiveness of Marungko ApproachAbstract
INTRODUCTION
Teaching someone how to read is an extremely rewarding experience. Reading is a complex developmental challenge that we know to be intertwined with many other developmental accomplishments: attention, memory, language, and motivation. Today's challenge for teachers is how to help young children in reading which help them achieve levels of literacy that will enable them to be successful through their school careers and beyond. This action research was undertaken to investigate the effectiveness of Marungko Approach in Filipino Reading Remediation Program of Grade II Pupils in Banaba Cerca Integrated School for S.Y. 2018-2019 in improving the reading level of the pupils.
METHODS
Phil-IRI Pre-Test results in Filipino both Oral and Silent Reading served as the basis for the pupils' ability in reading. Based on the findings the effectiveness of Marungko Approach in Filipino Reading Remediation Program of Grade II Pupils: A Grade Two Reading Remediation Program in Filipino using Marungko Approach is an effective way of improving the reading level of Grade Two pupils. There were fifteen (15) Grade 2 frustration level readers who went through the Reading Remediation Program. The researcher used a descriptive technique to analyze the result.
RESULTS
Data showed a significant increase in the reading ability of the pupils. The final measure of the pupils' performance was derived from the result of the Phil-IRI Posttest. From fifteen (15) pupils, it turned out that only 1 pupil or 6.67% of the total number of pupils remained in Frustration Level.
DISCUSSIONS
The Marungko Approach proved to be an effective technique in improving reading capabilities. Parents should be aware of their child's reading ability so that intervention will not only be done in school but most importantly at home. The success of the program lies in the parent's support, teacher's effort and pupil's perseverance to learn.
