Grade Six Pupils' Reading Level and Attitude: Basis in Developing Reading Strategies

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Teachers' welfare is always a consideration as a social transformer in our society. They are the carrier of social change that sometimes appears as neglected and ignore such services as their health. Often, this issue for our teachers is unheard and under-implemented even in the provisions of their professional progress and financial benefits. In this study, we will able to understand the common health problem of teachers assign in far-flung areas and their teaching performance as they render services. Assessment of their health condition, professional growth, age, sex, civil status, length of service, teaching position, academic advancement, and even their performance level are considered.

METHODS

Descriptive-correlation design was used in this study. Anchored to theories of Human Relation Movement and the implication of human resources in an employer gains loses employee concepts. This is focused on the productivity of employee to have a high capability to render good services. The subject of this study is 92 teachers assign in far-flung Barangay. SimplePersonal Checklist Form (SPCF) is used to gather information for their personal information even in their health condition as a result of their annual medical records. This is a municipal-wide survey-assessment of teachers that consist of six barangays, three districts, and twelve identified schools. Competency-Based Performance Appraisal System for Teachers (CB-PAST) result is used to gather teachers' performance as correlated in various variables and indicators. Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and personal interview are initiated to gather information. Frequency Count, Percentage, and Chi-square (X2) test were used to utilized in treating the data.

RESULTS

Most of the respondents are between the ages ranging from 26-30. They are females and the majority of them are married. Majority of the respondents are belonging to 1-5 years in service and most of them never promoted from Teacher I position. Most of them did not proceed in taking a Masters Degree. Of 13 enumerated health problems physical stress, back pain, urinary tract infections (UTI), skin allergy, and hypertension are in the top five common health problems. The performance level is correlated with age, sex, civil status, length of service, teaching position and academic advancement. Sex, civil status,length of service, teaching position, and academic advancement all of them rejected the hypotheses which means all of those categories really differ from their common health problem.

DISCUSSIONS

The result opens to prioritize the concern of the health condition of the teachers so that they will more functional and effective. Equal attention is given to the teachers in far-flung barangays with the teachers in the center or along the highway in terms of the transfer, promotions, deployment, and benefits including supplies, and financial assistance. Allocation of the budget from the Local Government Unit is necessary to address the hardship of teacher assigned in Far-Flung Barangay that serves as an intervention for them. Intensive monitoring and supervision must be done by the school administrators to enhance their performance and skills for further development.