Unang Hakbang sa Pagbasa, Reading Comprehension, Marungko Booklet Gabay sa Pagbasa

Reading is important because it develops our thoughts, gives us endless knowledge and lessons to read while keeping our minds active. Reading books to help us learn and understand and makes us smarter, not to mention the knowledge, vocabulary and thinking skills we develop. The Marungko Approach is designed to equip Grade One pupils the necessary reading skills to improve their achievement in reading. Likewise, it seeks to develop a training model to enhance teachers’ competence in the teaching of reading in the primary grades most especially in Grade One. The goal of this strategy in reading is to enable grade one pupils to instill in their minds to appreciate the songs and poems created for Filipino children and eventually to communicate in written and oral forms through effective reading instruction. The Marungko approach provides materials to the success in teaching reading. It starts with letter sounds rather than name. Certain comical stories of letter to signify its sound are being introduced. Instead of the usual arrangement (order) of letters in the alphabet, it starts with m, s, a, I, o…