Project ReUke (Reading Using Videoke): A Reading Strategy for Struggling Readers in Molino Elementary School, Academic Year 2018-2019

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Songs are wonderful memory tools and that is why almost every commercial has music in the background or a jingle. We remember things better when we associate something with music. Every television show has to have a theme song, and for many shows tunes we only have to hear two or three notes tothink of that show. The reading ability pretest and the recommendation of advisers revealed the reading status of 30 pupils from Grade 3 to Grade 5. The results of the pre-test were used as reference in constructing reading strategy, wherein printed song lyrics and also videoke type multimedia materials were used as springboards in enhancing pupils' reading skills.

METHODS

Experimental design was utilized in this study since its main purpose was to determine the effectiveness of singing while reading and its possible effect to the reading skills of struggling readers from Grade 3 to Grade 5 in Molino Elementary School. Total enumeration or universal sampling was used as method of determining the participants of this study since all the struggling readers from Grade 3 to Grade 5 were all based on the recommendations of their classroom advisers based on results of the pre-test on reading readiness that was given to all pupils from Grade 3 to Grade 5. The results of the pre-test and the post-test were compared and determined whether Project ReUke as reading strategy was effective or not. The result of monthly evaluation on struggling readers' reading ability through singing while reading using videoke were documented and also a basis of determining the effectiveness of Project ReUKe reading strategy.

RESULTS

Struggling readers in Molino Elementary School in this school year 2018-2019 had improved with their reading ability since the Project ReUKe Reading strategy have been implemented. The results showed that the number of struggling readers decreased.

DISCUSSIONS

The results showed that the Project ReUKe reading strategy for struggling readers contributed huge improvement on respondents’ reading abilities. Project ReUKe reading strategy can also be used by anyGrade level as their strategy for effective reading outcome.