Project READ: Read, Enjoy and Discover: A Reading Strategy to Improve the Noting Details Skills of the Grade III Pupils

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

One of the most important aspects and competency that need to be developed in the English language is reading comprehension skills in terms of noting details. Pupils in the primary level are facing problems in this skill based on the records of their reading inventory.

METHODS

Respondents of this action research composed of twenty-one (21) Grade III pupils of Tomas Daguinsin Elementary School during the School Year 2017-2018. The author utilized purposive sampling technique from the selected respondents. The result of PHIL-IRI was the basis for identifying the respondents. A checklist in the form of questionnaires was used to get the greatest number of factors that contribute to the pupil’s comprehension skills that needed to be addressed.Pre-test and Post assessment test were also used to measure the difference between pupils’ skills in reading upon the implementation of Project READ.

RESULTS

The results implied that the pupils had a hard time in analyzing the details and that the pupils did not reach the mastery level.

DISCUSSIONS

A basic step should be mastered and the teacher should possess the skills so that they can transfer learning of the English language successfully.