Simplified Reading Class

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Reading Comprehension is one of the waterloos of pupils in the field of education. The fact that our curriculum is continuously evolving, it is more than necessary for us to continuously improve different disciplines like reading program in an innovative and sustainable means. This study emphasized the appropriateness of reading materials, capacitating teachers as well as parents, simplifying reading processes, ensuring community involvement, have significant impact to pupils’ reading performance as well as teachers’ effectiveness and efficiency in teaching reading.

METHODS

Teachers were interviewed to identify their perception from the reading intervention made to pupils, while pupils were asked questions on how the existing reading program affects their reading performance. The pupils utilized reading materials during the implementation of the reading program. The data was gathered through quantitative and qualitative analysis.

RESULTS

This study gives us an innovative and sustainable way of teaching reading. From the applied innovation in simplifying reading processes, identifying assessment tools, and modifying reading materials for the target pupils, the program was able to increase the pupils’ reading performance from being non-readers to decoder/frustration/instructional level. The study strengthens also the sustainability mechanism of the reading program through capacitating teachers and parents' partnership to improve pupils reading performance.

DISCUSSIONS

The results showed how relevant innovation and sustainability mechanism from constant change happens in the field of education, particularly on reading comprehension issues.