Project REAP-OF

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Reading enhancement is an essential part to the development of every pupil. Increasing fluency is a key way of increasing students’ comprehension skills. Teachers can use a variety of methods to increase reading fluency.

METHODS

Project REAP -OF aims to improve the oral fluency of 14 pupils out of28 Grade-Two pupils who were identified reading ability in FRUSTRATION level based on the Phil -IRI result administered by the end of June 2016 to Independent level by the end of April 2017.

RESULTS

Result showed that there are 5 pupils that received the awards as best/independent readers in word recognition or oral fluency, 7pupils fall under Instructional level and 2 under frustration level. It indicates that the program is successful based on the result of the Phil -IRI Posttest conducted after the intervention.

DISCUSSIONS

Most children do not begin formal reading instructions until they are 5 or 6 years old. But reading is not learned in a vacuum. A great deal of ground work must be laid before the first primer is placed in the hand of the young students.