Project REAL: it's Impact to Grade II Pupils' Reading Comprehension of Aguado Elementary School-Annex S.Y. 2018-2019

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

In millennial times, reading is the most important skills in which learners should acquire. The future success of children lies in the ability to read fluently and understand what they read. Thus, providing Project REAL is imperative to improve both reading fluency and reading comprehension particularly to elementary school learners. Hence, in this study we discovered the ability of the pupils in reading and understanding in which level of comprehension and fluency they fall. In connection with this, early intervention played vital role to assess their difficulties in reading.

METHODS

Descriptive and Random Sampling Methods were used. The participants were One hundred thirty-nine (139) bonafide Grade 2 pupils, based on the Consolidated Reading Profile of Grade Two Pupils. Descriptive in the sense that the level of reading comprehension and performance of the participants were recorded, one group pre-test post-design to gauge the improvement of their reading ability of the school year.

RESULTS

Using different reading tools and techniques that could assess the learning process, comprehension and fluency skills of the pupils, and recorded it on the Reading Profile of the Pupils, the outcome of the Remedial Reading using Project REAL (Pre and Post) assessment shows that the participants have improvement in reading comprehension on post administration. Therefore, the results interpret that the project REAL is very effective intervention in enhancing the level of comprehension of the pupils.

DISCUSSIONS

The results demonstrate that with the aid of Project REAL as an intervention to pupils who have difficulties in reading, understanding and fluency skills is very effective. Moreover, the improvement of their reading skills and comprehension through the administration of Remedial Reading and tracking it using Pre and Post (Reading Profile) is highly recommended by the researchers to help the pupils improve their reading abilities. On the other hand, reading keeps individual informed, up-to-date and thinking. It is both receptive and active process. Thus, reading is a source of enjoyment for individuals.