Effectiveness of the Teacher-Made Individualized Learning Kit in Beginning Reading to the Performance of Kindergarten Learners in Phonemic and Phonological Awareness

AUTHOR(S)

SHEILA D. PASIGNA

ABSTRACT

—— Reading is the most essential skill to be learned by the learners at an early age. Phonemic and phonological awareness are the pre-requisite skills which is taught started in kindergarten. Thus, teachers must give attention to the delivery of the lesson and the correct formation of the mouth in teaching letter names and letter sound. Moreover, learning resources and materials must be enhanced to motivate and encourage learners to attain positive literacy performance. Hence, this study was formulated to evaluate the teacher-made individualized learning kit in beginning reading to the performance of kindergarten learners in phonemic and phonological awareness. Utilizing the Early Grade Reading Assessment as a tool to evaluate the pre-test and post-test performance, a quasi-experimental research design was employed. Simple percentage and t-test of mean difference were the statistical tools used to interpret the result of the study. The teacher-made individualized learning kit in learning beginning reading is an effective learning resource in achieving positive performance in phonemic and phonological awareness. After utilizing these materials, the study revealed a significant difference in the performances of the kindergarten learners in phonemic and phonological awareness before and after the utilization of teacher-made individualized learning kit in beginning reading. The learning materials which is the teacher-made individualized learning kit provided to the kindergarten learners which are, colorful, manipulative, achievable and based on the level of the learners and the readiness and passion of the teacher to teach beginning reading with utmost dedication had made it an effective learning material in teaching beginning reading. Through the utilization of these materials, kindergarten learners are motivated to learn and participate in the lessons given to them by the teacher, thus, success in learning is attained. Keywords — Effectiveness, Teacher-Made Individualized Learning Kit, Beginning Reading, Phonemic, PhonologicalAwareness, Performance, Kindergarten Learners