Teaching the Reading Skill through the Kusoma Look-Listen-Think Approach : The case of pre-schooling children

Abstract

Reading has always been questionable in terms of how to learn to read. Basically, traditional reading techniques like reading with being aware of the alphabet and sound system was satisfactory for many readers, however for not all of them (dyslexic children). Many researches pointed at the importance of phonetic decoding in the process of reading. Yet, the purpose of this paper is to introduce and test a recent method called “Kusoma” in order to change the usual learning system, which involves the rejection of the phonetic decoding method. Kusoma is tested on 13 pre-schooling children during four weeks in Kindergaten Aigue Marine (private school). The data obtained during this period was analysed using mixed method. The results showed that the children were able to raise their level in terms of reading in both languages in only four weeks. Considering the results obtained that can be an opening for more researches in order to inspire the eduactional system can reconsider the methods that are used for teaching the reading skill and rely on Kusoma instead.