School Project ReFun version 6.0: An Intervention to Improve Reading Comprehension of Grade Six Pupils of Aguado Elementary School-Annex S.Y. 2018-2019
Keywords:
Intervention, Reading Comprehension, Reading Assessment. PHIL-IRI, reading progress, reading skills, learning process, readiness skills, Oral PreAbstract
INTRODUCTION
Reading as a field of teaching is considered of the important areas of teaching if not actually the most important ever. It is said to be one of the most necessary academic skills. Besides, it is a major pillar upon which the teaching learning process is built. The reading ability plays a central role in the teaching learning success at all educational stages. Having any difficulty in this skill will result in variety of consequences of all subjects of study, since reading include a variety of subs-skills. Comprehension is the peak of the reading process and the ultimate goal of every reader. So in this study, the grade six teachers conducted a study on how to improve reading comprehension of the grade six pupils at Aguado Elementary School-Annex school year 2018-2019.
METHODS
The respondents of the study were 40 Grade Six Pupils officially enrolled in the school year 2018-2019 at Aguado Elementary School -Annex. The researchers administered the Phil-IRI(ORAL: Pre and Post), this includes listing of scores of correct answers and checking readiness skills and closely monitoring of the reading progress of the pupils.
RESULTS
The outcome of Phil-IRI(Oral: Pre and Post) assessment shows that the participants are now on its independent level of oral reading with comprehension on post administration. In which it interprets that the Grade Six Pupils of Aguado Elementary School-Annex are ready and prepare now for their incoming Grade Seven.
DISCUSSIONS
Based on the result, administering the Oral Pre and Post of Phil-IRIis very effective in improving the readiness and comprehension of Grade Six pupils in Aguado Elementary School-Annex. Therefore, the improvement in their readiness and comprehension through the administration of Phil-IRI: Pre and Post (Oral) is highly recommended in grade 3 to grade 6 pupils to develop their reading skills and reading comprehension in their early grade level and to prepare the learners during their elementary years.
