Development of Prathomsuksa 1 Students’ Word Reading Abilities by Using the Phonics Method Together With Reading Exercises as a learning management

Abstract

          The objectives of this study were : 1) to compare word reading abilities of Prathomsuksa 1 students before and after learning by using the Phonics Method together with reading exercises as a learning management 2) to compare word reading abilities of Prathomsuksa 1 students by using the Phonics Method together with reading exercises as a learning management with 75% of the criteria scores. This study is an experimental research . The sample used in this study were 20 of Prathomsuksa 1 students, selecting by using purposive sampling method, from a classroom at Ban Khun Huay Mae Tan School. The research instruments used were: 1) word reading exercises on words with compound vowels 2) a learning management plan based on the Phonics Method together with the use of reading exercises, and 3) pre-and post-test on the ability to read words with compound vowels. The data were collected sequentially. 1) The researcher assessed students' prior knowledge by using word reading pre-test. 2) The researcher taught the students for three weeks, 12 learning hours, using a learning management plan based on the Phonics Method and reading exercises. 3) The researcher then conducted a word reading ability post-test to the students. The researchers evaluated the test and calculated statistical values based on the results. The statistics used in the data analysis included mean, percentage, standard deviation, t-test dependent, and One Sample t-test.
          The results of the research revealed that:
          1. the word reading abilities of Prathomsuksa 1 students after learning by using the Phonics Method together with reading exercises as a learning management was significantly higher than that of the pre-learning at the 0.05 level, which is in accordance with the established research hypothesis.
          2. the word reading abilities of Prathomsuksa 1 students after learning by using the Phonics Method together with reading exercises as a learning management was significantly higher than 75% of the criteria scores at the 0.05 level, which is in accordance with the established research hypothesis.