ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø

Home⇛International Journal of Multidisciplinary: Applied Business and Education Research⇛vol. 6 no. 10 (2025)

Challenges in Teaching Storytelling in a Public Elementary School in the Bicol Region, Philippines

Anthony V. Alimonsur | Reimarl M. Fuentebella

Discipline: Teacher Training

 

Abstract:

Storytelling is a powerful tool for creating attractive learning envi-ronments by integrating instructional objectives with activities. This study examines storytelling's effectiveness and implementa-tion challenges at one of the elementary schools in the Bicol Region, Philippines, using qualitative descriptive design and teacher inter-views. Findings indicate storytelling deepens critical thinking but faces challenges including students' low comprehension, vocabu-lary deficits, disengagement, and material scarcity. Interventions like material innovation and community partnerships mitigated these issues. Further research should explore localized storytelling models for Bicol's multilingual classrooms.



References:

  1. Alna,  O.  (1999).  The  importance  of  oral  story-telling   in   literacy   development. Early Childhood  Education  Journal,  27(1),  22–27.
  2. Anderson,  L.  W.,  &  Krathwohl,  D.  R.  (2001). A taxonomy  for  learning,  teaching,  and  as-sessing:  A  revision  of Bloom's  taxonomy  of educational objectives. Longman.
  3. Arzadon, M., & Nato, R. (2023). Digital divides in Philippine  basic  education.  Philippine  In-stitute  for  Development  Studies  (PIDS) Discussion Paper.
  4. Beck, I. L., McKeown, M. G., & Kucan, L. (2013). Bringing  words  to  life:  Robust  vocabulary instruction(2nd ed.). Guilford Press.
  5. Bronfenbrenner,  U.  (2005). Making  human  be-ings  human:  Bioecological  perspectives  on human development. Sage.
  6. Brown, R. (1982). Cookie Monster’s good time to eat. Golden Books.Bruner,  J.  (2002). Making  stories:  Law,  litera-ture, life. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
  7. Bryman,   A.   (2004).   Qualitative   research   on leadership. The    Leadership    Quarterly, 15(6), 729–769.
  8. Creswell,  J.  W.  (2013). Qualitative  inquiry  and research  design:  Choosing  among  five  ap-proaches(3rd ed.). SAGE.
  9. Creswell, J. W., & Poth, C. N. (2018). Qualitative inquiry   and   research   design:   Choosing among five approaches(4th ed.). SAGE.
  10. Cruz, J. I. (2020). Storytelling in MTB-MLE: En-hancing  literacy  and  engagement  in  Mas-bateño  classrooms. Philippine  Journal  of Linguistics, 51, 45–68.
  11. Cruz,  R.  A.  O.  (2021).  Recycling  local  culture: Developing    storybooks    from    Bicolano folktales. International Journal of Learning and Teaching, 13(2), 67–81.
  12. Dakich,  E.  (2008).  Towards  the  social  practice of digital pedagogies. In G. N. E. D. Yelland (Ed.), Rethinking  education  with  ICT(pp. 13–30). Sense Publishers.
  13. Darling-Hammond,  L.  (2017).  Teacher  educa-tion around the world: What can we learn from   international   practice? European Journal of Teacher Education, 40(3), 291–309.
  14. De  Los  Reyes,  R.  A.,  &  De  Vera,  P.  V.  (2022). Teaching  in  the  margins:  Challenges  of multilingual  education  in  Philippine  re-mote schools. Journal of World Languages, 8(1), 189–211.
  15. Dela Peña, A., Bandoy, M., & Atienza, R. (2023). Literacy challenges in Masbate’s elemen-tary schools. Asia-Pacific Journal of Educa-tional Research, 6(1), 22–40.
  16. Department of Education (DepEd). (2019). Pol-icy  guidelines  on  the  K  to  12  Basic  Educa-tion  Program(DepEd  Order  No.  021,  s. 2019).
  17. Department   of   Education   (DepEd).   (2021). Brigada   Pagbasa:   Field   implementation guidelines.
  18. Department   of   Education   (DepEd).   (2023). MATATAG  curriculum:  Shaping  the  future of  Philippine  basic  education(DepEd  Or-der  No.  008,  s.  2023).
  19. Derewianka,   B.   (1990). Exploring   how   texts work.  Primary  English  Teaching  Associa-tion.
  20. Ericksen, S. C. (1978). The lecture. University of Michigan.Fleer, M. (2020). Digital pop-ups: Studying dig-ital pop-ups and theorising digital pop-up pedagogies    for    preschools. European Early  Childhood  Education  Research  Jour-nal, 28(2), 214–230.
  21. Gage, N. L. (1962). The handbook of research on teaching. Journal   of   Teacher   Education, 13(1), 89–99.
  22. Gay,  G.  (2018). Culturally  responsive  teaching: Theory,  research,  and  practice(3rd  ed.). Teachers College Press.
  23. Gomez, M., & Carillo, L. (2023). Digital distrac-tions  vs.  reading  engagement. Journal  of Alimonsurin& Fuentebella,2025 /Challenges in Teaching Storytelling in a Public Elementary School in the Bicol Region, PhilippinesIJMABER 4913Volume 6| Number 10| October | 2025Language,   Identity,   and   Education.   Ad-vance online publication.
  24. Guthrie, J. T. (2013). Reading motivation and en-gagement in middle and high school class-rooms. International Reading Association.
  25. Haven,  K.  (2018). Story  smart:  Using  brain  sci-ence  to  engage  critical  thinking.  Libraries Unlimited.Horowitz-Kraus, T. (2014). Differential effect of cognitive  training  on  executive  functions and   reading   abilities   in   children   with ADHD and in children with ADHD comor-bid with reading difficulties. Journal of At-tention Disorders, 19(6), 515–526.
  26. Kim,  S.  Y.  (1999).  The  effects  of  storytelling. Child Study Journal, 29(3), 175–191.
  27. Lartec,  J.  K.,  Belisario,  A.  M.,  Bendanillo,  J.  P., Binas-o, H. K., Bucang, A. O., & Cammagay, J.   L.   W.   (2023).   Challenges   in   mother tongue-based  multilingual  education  im-plementation: A Philippine case study. In-ternational Journal of Language and Liter-ary Studies, 5(1), 1–16.
  28. Lartec, J. K., et al. (2021). Strategies in multilin-gual  education  in  the  Philippines. IAFOR Journal of Education, 9(2), 65–82.
  29. Li,  L.,  et  al.  (2020).  Narrative  self-referencing and  metacognition. Educational  Psychol-ogy Review, 32(3), 745–770.
  30. Lucas,  R.  I.  G.,  Miraflores,  E.  N.,  &  Go,  D.  T. (2021).   Beyond   translation:   Designing culturally rooted storytelling materials for Philippine    MTB-MLE. TEFLIN    Journal, 32(1), 166–188.
  31. McDrury,   J.,   &   Alterio,   M.   (2003). Learning through  storytelling  in  higher  education. Dunmore Press.
  32. Moustakas,   C.   (1994). Phenomenological   re-search methods. SAGE.
  33. Nation,  I.  S. P.  (2006).  How  large  a  vocabulary is needed for reading and listening? Cana-dian   Modern   Language   Review,   63(1), 59–82.
  34. National   Book   Development   Board   (NBDB). (2022). National readership survey.
  35. OECD. (2018). The future of education and skills: Education 2030. OECD Publishing.
  36. Oladipo, S. A., & Ayeni, J. O. (2000). A handbook of educational theory. Raytel Publications.
  37. Rahmawati, E. (2014). Developing supplemen-tary   English   materials   based   on   local folktales. English  Education  Journal,  4(2), 194–205.
  38. Rahmawati,   A.   (2014).   Story   selection   for young  learners. Indonesian  Journal  of  Ap-plied Linguistics, 4(1), 113–124.
  39. Smeda, N., Dakich, E., & Sharda, N. (2014). The effectiveness   of   digital   storytelling   in classrooms:     A     comprehensive     study. Smart Learning Environments, 1(1), 1–21.
  40. Torres, J. M., & Alieto, E. (2019). English literacy exposure  and  vocabulary  size. TESOL  In-ternational Journal, 14(1), 113–126.
  41. Torres, R. D. (2022). Gamified digital storytell-ing  in  Bicol:  A  pilot  study  [Conference presentation]. DLSU   Research   Congress, Manila, Philippines.
  42. UNESCO.  (2020). Global  education  monitoring report: Inclusion and education –All means all.
  43. UNICEF Philippines. (2022). Digital learning for every  child.
  44. Vagle, M. D. (2018). Crafting phenomenological research(2nd ed.). Routledge.
  45. Van Manen, M. (2016). Researching lived expe-rience:  Human  science  for  an  action  sensi-tive pedagogy(2nd ed.). Routledge.
  46. Vygotsky,  L.  S.  (1978). Mind  in  society:  The  de-velopment   of   higher   psychological   pro-cesses. Harvard University Press.
  47. Wallace,  C.  (1992). Reading.  Oxford  University Press.
  48. Whorrall,  J.,  &  Cabell,  S.  Q.  (2016).  Supporting oral  language  development. Early  Child-hood Education Journal, 44, 335–341.
  49. Wright,  A.  (2008). Storytelling  with  children(2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.
  50. Yang, Y. T. C., & Wu, W. C. I. (2012). Digital sto-rytelling  for  enhancing  student  academic achievement,  critical  thinking,  and  learn-ing  motivation:  A  year-long  experimental study. Computers & Education, 59(2), 339–352.
  51. Yang,  Y.  T.  C.,  et  al.  (2022).  Digital  storytelling and  curiosity  in  STEM. Computers  &  Edu-cation, 180, 104445.

Tools


Copyright © 2026   ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø