The analysis of different phonic activities based onthereading horizons method todevelop the pronunciation skill and adapting them tosecond ‘bloque curricular’of the ministerio de educación english book in8th graders in Victor Gerardo Aguilar high school

Abstract

In the present project, "Phonics Instruction" has been taken into account for the correct pronunciation in the teachingof English as a Foreign Language. Consideringthat this area has not been included in the Ecuadorian Curriculum of 2014, this project proposes phonics instruction based on the Reading Horizons Method, which offers five phonetic skillsand two decoding skills. Subsequently,it was important to conduct research on the working method, approaches and case studies in the same area and their roles in communicative skills to empower its study. Two research techniques were applied in order to give relevance to it. The first technique was a survey applied among students to make sure if they agreed with the idea of receiving patterns of pronunciation, another survey was conducted with the teachers to validate the use of strategies in improving the pronunciation of their pupils. Finally, an interview with a specialist in the field of phonics was held to consolidate this research project. Taking into account the results, a quantitative and qualitative analysis was performed to develop a phonics activities bookletadapted to students’ necessities.