MODIFIED MARUNGKO METHOD

Marungko Method

• one of the strategies that can be used to

teach beginning reading in local languages

• the 28 letters of the Filipino alphabet are

taught
Sequence in Introducing the Letters

Lesson Letter/s Lesson Letter/s

1 m 11 m,s,a,i,o,b,e,u,t,k,l
2 m,s 12 m,s,a,i,o,b,e,u,t,k,l,y,
3 m,s,a 13 m,s,a,i,o,b,e,u,t,k,l,y,n
4 m,s,a,i 14 m,s,a,i,o,b,e,u,t,k,l,y,n,g
5 m,s,a,i,o 15 m,s,a,i,o,b,e,u,t,k,l,y,n,g,ng,
6 m,s,a,i,o,b 16 m,s,a,i,o,b,e,u,t,k,l,y,n,g,ng,p
7 m,s,a,i,o,b,e 17 m,s,a,i,o,b,e,u,t,k,l,y,n,g,ng,p,r,
8 m,s,a,i,o,b,e,u 18 m,s,a,i,o,b,e,u,t,k,l,y,n,g,ng,p,r,d
9 m,s,a,i,o,b,e,u,t 19 m,s,a,i,o,b,e,u,t,k,l,y,n,g,ng,p,r,d,h,
10 m,s,a,i,o,b,e,u,t,k 20 m,s,a,i,o,b,e,u,t,k,l,y,n,g,ng,p,r,d,h,w
Sequence in introducing the Letters

Lesson Letters

21 m,s,a,i,o,b,e,u,t,k,l,y,n,g,ng,p,r,d,h,w, c

22 m,s,a,i,o,b,e,u,t,k,l,y,n,g,ng,p,r,d,h,w,c,f

23 m,s,a,i,o,b,e,u,t,k,l,y,n,g,ng,p,r,d,h,w,c,f,j

24 m,s,a,i,o,b,e,u,t,k,l,y,n,g,ng,p,r,d,h,w,c,f,j,n

25 m,s,a,i,o,b,e,u,t,k,l,y,n,g,ng,p,r,d,h,w,c,f,j,n,q

26 m,s,a,i,o,b,e,u,t,k,l,y,n,g,ng,p,r,d,h,w,c,f,j,n,q,v

27 m,s,a,i,o,b,e,u,t,k,l,y,n,g,ng,p,r,d,h,w,c,f,j,n,q,v,x,

28 m,s,a,i,o,b,e,u,t,k,l,y,n,g,ng,p,r,d,h,w,c,f,j,n,q,v,x,
Marungko Method

• Each letter of the alphabet is taught to the point of

mastery before another sound is introduced.

• Mastery means that the students can give the letter

sound and name, match the uppercase and lowercase,
and write the letter.
Marungko Method

• Since the order of each letter is determined by its

frequency in words, the letter sequence may vary
across languages.

• whatever the language, the Modified Marungko

Method of teaching beginning reading is systematic,
consisting of four stages
Four Stages in Teaching Beginning Reading
Using the Modified Marungko Approach

•Stage 1: Alphabet knowledge

• Stage 2: Phonics and word
recognition
•Stage 3: Sight word reading
•Stage 4: Fluency and reading
comprehension
Stage 1: Alphabet knowledge

• alphabet knowledge is the ability to recognize,

name, sound out, and write all of the uppercase
and lowercase letters of the alphabet. This skill is
fundamental in learning to read.
How to introduce the letter?
Stage 2 - Phonics and Word Recognition

• Phonics and word recognition skills are used by readers

to help them to pronounce printed words.

• They are sometimes called decoding skills, word analysis

skills, word attack skills, or word identification skills.

• A thorough knowledge of the systematic and predictable

relationships between written letters and spoken sounds will
help children decode words better.
Stage 2 - Phonics and Word Recognition

• the first three sounds in the letter sequence are

immediately combined to form words after mastery of
each letter has been achieved.
ex. letters m, s, a
- words that have the letters m, s, and a
ama sama masa sasama asa aasa
Stage 2 - Phonics and Word Recognition

• With the introduction of additional sounds, more

words can be read by the students.

• However, teachers need to ensure that vocabulary,

spelling, fluency, and reading comprehension are
developed alongside word recognition.
Stage 3 - Sight Word Reading

• Sight words are commonly used words that

children must recognize as a whole by memory or
by sight.

• Automatic recognition of sight words will help

students to read longer texts with ease.
Stage 3 - Sight Word Reading

• Repeated exposure through pictures, configurations, games,

and word walls can help students automatically read these
words without having to use any decoding strategies.
examples of the sight words:

• ang mga si kay ng may

Stage 4 - Fluency and Reading Comprehension

• When children can already read a number

of sight words, they may gradually be
given longer texts such as phrases,
sentences, and short stories.
Stage 4 - Fluency and Reading Comprehension

• For beginning readers whose letter knowledge is

limited only to the ones previously taught, these
texts should be composed of controlled words and
familiar sight words. This will help them learn to
read independently.
• Controlled words are composed only of
letters that have been previously taught.
Stage 4 - Fluency and Reading Comprehension

• To reinforce fluency, the children are given short sentences with repeated
words.

• The reading tasks across stages should be purposeful and accompanied by various
comprehension activities to ensure that students are reading with meaning.