The Impact of Project Read on Grade 2 Pupils of Halang Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Reading is the key to learning, understanding, and discovery of new things. On the other hand, as much as teachers wanted to teach reading, some pupils are not committed, dedicated, motivated, and frequently absent-reasons why learning is very limited. This study aims to reduce the percentage of pupils reading under the frustration level based on the results of the standard formula of the Philippine Informal Reading Inventory (PHil-IRI).

METHODS

A quantitative approach is used for analyzing the statistical data which are the pupils' pre-test and post-test scores. T-test is utilized to find out whether the mean differences are significant or not. Surveys are conducted to find out the materials and strategies required by the key customers through checklist form.

RESULTS

The study found out that the implementation of the Reading Program in the school is successful because students achieved a higher reading performance. At the end of the study, 18 out of 59 pupils remain at the frustration level, while 41 pupils improved from frustration to instructional reader.

DISCUSSIONS

The results demonstrate that pupils learn best in reading through short stories using big books with pictures before the words by pair/partner. Regular reading will assist students to become strategic readers and to gain more benefit from their academic reading and reading in real life as suggested by Khaokaew (2012). The implementation of different reading approaches may be used in conducting future researches.