Storytelling Graphic Organizer: An Aid to Enhance Sixth Graders’ Comprehension Ability

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Almost all of the grade six pupils can read a story but not all can comprehend even if their teacher retells the story especially when the story is in a second language. Having excellent comprehension ability is very important not only for academic success but also for pupils' later professional life. Thus, teachers should identify an effective strategy or tool to help pupils enhance their comprehension ability.

METHODS

This action research analyzed whether grade six pupils of Southville IV Elementary School enhanced their ability to answer comprehension questions about the story through the teacher's use of graphic organizers as an aid in storytelling. The procedure of the research consists of identifying the problem, planning the action, implementing the action, gathering the results of the action, and reflecting the result of the research. The quantitative data collected through survey checklist andtest was analyzed through a descriptive statistic.

RESULTS

Findings revealed that the use of storytelling graphic organizers enhanced English story comprehension. Struggling pupils in comprehending English stories passed the test. The comprehension ability percentage increase is high. It implies that the use of graphic organizers as an aid in storytelling affects pupils' comprehension positively.

DISCUSSIONS

This study offers significant knowledge for teachers of language to use graphic organizers as an aid in storytelling and as an effective way to further enhance pupils' comprehension skills.