An Exploration Of Teachers Application Of Phonological Awareness On Initial Reading At Preschool Three Private Kindergarten Schools In Focus

The main objective of this study was to explore teachers' application of "PhonologicalrnAwareness" in three private kindergarten schools and to explore the extent to whichrnkindergarten teachers are aware of "Phonological Awareness" in the level mentioned.rnTo gather information on the above main objectives various instruments were used: classroomrnobservation using video recorder, teachers' questionnaire, and interview. All the eight Englishrnlanguage teachers in the three private preschools participated in the study.rnThe data were transcribed, categorized, analyzed and discussed. The findings revealed thatrnteachers are aware and apply "Phonological Awareness" to some extent in their classroom.rnProblems were observed in the classroom during observations which was teachers' luck ofrnsufficient knowledge on the language structure. And also there was a discrepancy between thernreal classroom practice and the result from questionnaire and interview. These problems arernmainly related to the teachers' educational background and their qualification. To apply itrnproperly the teacher needs to have the knowledge of the language structure they teach.rnTo overcome the observed problem of teachers' application, This research paper providernrecommendations that could bring about a change in the practice of teaching and learning initialrnreading in kindergarten level.

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