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@article{183321,
        author = {Suneeta Singh},
        title = {Innovative and Joyful Learning through English Phonics and Punjabi Muharni: A Bilingual Approach to Early Language},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {3},
        pages = {1163-1169},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=183321},
        abstract = {This research explores the comparative effectiveness of Jolly Phonics (for English) and Punjabi Muharni & Penti (for Gurmukhi) in early language acquisition among bilingual learners. The study highlights phoneme-grapheme correspondence, instructional strategies, and the benefits of joyful, culturally-rooted pedagogy. Integrative classroom methods are proposed to strengthen reading, pronunciation, and vocabulary in both languages for first-generation English learners in Punjab’s government schools.},
        keywords = {Jolly Phonics, Punjabi Muharni, Bilingual Education, ESL, Joyful Learning, Gurmukhi, Sound-Symbol Mapping, Phonological Awareness},
        month = {August},
        }