Abstract

In the research on language learning, linguists find out that reading plays a significant role. People cannot get either knowledge or information without reading. Pupils’ reading ability, to a great degree, determines their language level. Phonics teaching can help pupils decode new words in their reading and promote their spelling ability. As long as they recognize the relationship between meaning and sound, they can infer the word’s meaning after recognizing it. 

This study, based on the reading development phase theory and mother language transfer theory, explores the effective role phonics plays in promoting reading teaching in primary schools. This study mainly uses the methods of the questionnaire survey and the teaching experiment. 

Keywords: phonics; pupils; reading ability;

Contents

Abstract

摘  要

1. Introduction-1

1.1 Research Background-1

1.2 Significance and Purpose of the Study-2

1.3 Structure of the Study-2

2. Literature Review-4

2.1 Theoretical basis of the study-4

2.1.1 Related Definition-4

2.1.2 Related theory-6

2.2 Previous Research on Phonics Teaching both at Home and Aboroad-7

2.2.1 Related Research at Home-7

2.2.2 Related Research Abroad-8

3. Methods-9

3.1 Hypothesis-9

3.2 Participants-9

3.3 Instruments-9

3.3.1 Questionnaires-9

3.3.2 Tests-9

3.4 Procedure-9

4. Results and Discussion-11

4.1 Results-11

4.1.1 The Results of Questionnaire-11

4.1.2 The Results of Tests-12

4.2 Discussion-13

4.2.1 Pupils' Phonological Awareness-13

4.2.2 Pupils' Spelling Ability-14

4.2.3 Pupils' Inerest in Reading-14

5. Conclusion-17

5.1 Major Findings-17

5.1.1 Phoincs can Improve Pupils' Phonological Awareness-17

5.1.2 Phoincs can Enhance Pupils' Spelling Ability-17

5.1.3 Phoincs can Arouse Pupils' Inerest in Reading-18

5.2 Limitations and Further Studies-18

References-19

Appendix-20