Abstract:
This research was designed to help basic three pupils of Kperiga D /A Primary School
in the West Mamprusi Municipality-Walewale through the use of phonemes to
improve upon their word recognition and spelling skills. The qualitative research
design was used to guide the study. The sample size was made up of forty-eight (48)
pupils. Pre-test and post-test were used together with intervention activities to collect
data for this research. After the intervention it was found that pupils exhibited higher
performance. That is an improvement in recognizing and pronouncing words correctly
which in effect make pupils good readers. It was therefore recommended that activity
oriented and teaching and learning materials should be used to bring about change of
behavior of pupil in the class. This will increase the participation and performance of
pupils and also enhance their knowledge in recognizing words and ability to spell and
read correctly and fluently.
Description:
A dissertation in the Department of Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Foreign Languages Education and Communication, submitted to the School of Graduate Studies, University of Education, Winneba in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the Master of Education Degree in teaching English as a second language
2018
