Improving Reading Skills By Enhancing Vocabulary Words through Contextual Clues of Grade V Aquarius of Santisima Cruz Elementary Schoo

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

For a child -learner, reading is the basic tool for learning in all subjects; a skill that helps him to understand not only the literal and visual presentation of the teacher's daily lesson but also the words and ideas conveyed in any reading materials. With the child's enriched vocabulary in his schema, he is able to correlate them to the newly -acquired knowledge from worthwhile reading materials; remarkably, he learns and performs well in the academics.

METHODS

The researcher used quantitative method to measure the pupils' vocabulary and reading comprehension level through sampling techniques like unlocking of difficulties in reading selections using antonyms and synonyms in oral and written communication but the primary tools used by the researcher were Phil-IRI Pre and Post Test results.

RESULTS

  The 2018-2019, Phil IRI pre-test results showed that  out 36 pupils, 2 of them were independent readers, 10 instructional and24 frustration ones  in the oral test. When analyzed, it means that 65% need reading assistance while 35% show very minimal reading comprehension at all. In the 2018-2019 Phil Iri, post-test results showed the improvement that 12out of 24 frustration pupils in reading in the pre-test, now have improved. They now fall on the instructional level. 20 pupils now are already in instructional level and 4 are already in independent level.

DISCUSSIONS

The research started in September 2018 until the succeeding years and focused on thirty-six (36) pupils of Grade V -Aquariusof Santisima Cruz Elementary School for the School Year 2018-2019. If the educational objectives would be attained, the researcher could prove of her teaching effectiveness and most of all this could be useful efforts and outputs to share with fellow educators who would be under the same circumstances.