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Reading and writing skills are basic skills that are emphasized in the education system starting as early as preschool. The inability of preschool children to read and write in English after finishing the educational session in preschool worries teachers and school administrators. Therefore, this study aims to determine the effectiveness of the Jolly Phonics method in helping to improve the mastery of reading and writing skills of preschool students. The researcher used Jolly Phonics in a preschool in Lundu district, Sarawak in teaching English. This study uses a quasi-experimental study of 16 respondents selected through intact sampling. The instruments used are the Burt Reading Test and the Jolly Phonics Assessment Set checklist. The pre-test and post-test were conducted using the Burt Reading Test to obtain reading scores and reading age. .The findings of the study found that Jolly Phonics is effective in helping preschool students improve their mastery of reading and writing skills in English subjects. The findings of this study also show that teaching English using the Jolly Phonics method is practical and appropriate for the age and development of preschool children. The use of Jolly Phonics has positive implications for students, teachers, parents and guardians.
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Nafgerin, G. G., & Bakar, K. A. (2023). The Use of The Jolly Phonics Method in Improving English Reading and Writing Skills among Preschool Students. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 13(12), 3726–3738.
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