Phonics strategy and the speaking skill

Abstract

The present research took as objects of study students from the third year of Basic Education form Unidad Educativa Liceo Aleman, considering that the correct teaching of sounds (phonics) should have the importance it deserves. The objective of this research is to determine if teaching phonics strategies can improve in some way students' speaking skills. The present investigation has various modalities such as bibliographical-documental, correlational, descriptive, field-setting, experimental, and pre-experimental. The research is also quantitative. Besides, ten days were necessary to collect data. The collected data was through applying pre and post-tests; and treatment to a one-group class of twenty-three third-grade students. The data was analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test and the SPSS software. The obtained results in this research showed an increase on students´ vocabulary acquirement and pronunciation. Also, results from the post-test demonstrated that using phonics as a strategy and as a means of instruction regarding the speaking skill makes students not only acquire vocabulary but also improve their interactive communication skills as an overall students' total expected average went from a 6,52 (43,5% out of 100%) to a 12,88 out of 15 (85,9% out of 100%). Consequently, this research will benefit students in a way that their pronunciation will improve, as well as their speaking skills. Additionally, teachers will also benefit from this investigation, as they will use a convenient strategy to teach while keeping students engaged in the language