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European Journal of Education Studies ISSN: 2501 - 1111 ISSN-L: 2501 - 1111 Available on-line at: www.oapub.org/edu Volume 3 │Issue 6 │2017 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.806824 USING PHONIC METHOD TO IMPROVE POOR READING ABILITY OF PUPILS AT TECHIMAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FORM ONE Gabriel Kwame Ankrah1i, Doris Nyanta2, Kwasi Opoku3 1,3 Valley View University, Techiman Campus, Techiman, Ghana University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana 2 Abstract: The study was undertaken to unearth and implore the necessary strategies to blend five and six letters to form a meaningful word. The research instrument used was test items. All the pupils in the class took the same test thus, pre-test. It was used to gather data baseline information before the research was carried out on them. Biographic data of their responses were analyzed, discussed and the findings brought to the face. The study revealed the areas in which the pupils falter when reading and the appropriate techniques and strategies were used to control its occurrence. Based on the findings, the researcher gave some recommendations. Teachers should have mastery over the subject matter and also use the appropriate methods in the teaching of the topic. Again, they should make their lessons child centered to avoid scaring the pupils off. The study further opens the door for more research into pupil’s inability to blend five and six letters to form meaningful words. Keywords: phonic method, poor reading ability, Techiman, form one For downloading the full article, please access the following link: http://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejes/article/view/803 Copyright © The Author(s). All Rights Reserved. © 2015 – 2017 Open Access Publishing Group 759