Project SMART at Sto. Tomas South Central School: Student Mentorship Appropriate Reading Techniques in Accelerating Reading Speed

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Reading is a gateway to other disciplines of learning and must be exercised daily in order to be retained and enhanced. The main objective of Student Mentorship: Appropriate Reading Techniques (SMART) is to accelerate the Reading Speed of Grade III struggling pupils of St. Anne at Sto. Tomas South Central School to enhance speed and comprehension.

METHODS

The study employed descriptive-evaluative type of research wherein the 46 participants from Grade III-St. Anne underwent to assessment procedures to be able to determine their reading level. Data collected was tallied and interpreted. Frequency distribution and percentage were the statistical treatments used.

RESULTS

A great deal of improvement was recorded (slow and struggling readers improved well) upon the implementation and use of SMART method and is therefore an effective and applicable reading technique to apply.

DISCUSSIONS

Scaffolding is a very common technique used in education to support students progressively and is an essential element to effective teaching. Another method is the Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP) which uses computer to flash words sequentially one after the other. Since the brain, according to Potter (1976), can extract useful information from text or other visual scenes in as little as 15 milliseconds, RSVP is highly effective to improve reading skill. These scaffolding technique and RSVP method plus the guidance of family at home were adopted in SMART reading program which definitely assisted for s positive learning outcome among pupils.