Project IREAD (Intensified Reading Enrichment for Academic Development)

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Makiling Elementary School is one of the educational institutions which aims to produce pupils who are equipped with the knowledge and skills they can use to face the next level of challenges they may encounter in their future endeavors. And this program is just an initial step towards attaining this goal.Grade II pupils are the main customers of the school CI project based on the three consecutive results of the school Phil-IRI from S.Y. 2013 to 2016. Particularly in Oral Reading English, Grade II has the highest number of non-readers among all other grade levels and in fact, they have zero independent reader during the Pre-Oral Test in Reading this S.Y. 2016-2017.The aim of this study is to increase the number of independent readers and decrease the numberof non-readers and instructional readers which will be a great help in increasing the school performance and producing globally competitive individuals in the near future.

METHODS

The CI Team of Makiling Elementary School followed the CI process. First, we identified the non-readers and their grade level through the result of the Phil-IRI for three (3) consecutive years. Then we conducted orientation to the teachers involved and an interview with the pupils particularly the non-readers. We also conducted a survey for the teachers and the pupils to find out the root cause of the problem. As we identify the root cause of the problem, we gave different remedies and strategies to solve the problem such as providing the non-readers reading materials thatthey can use in their reading activities. There was also close monitoring and supervision of the teaching-reading activities and instructions for a better result.

RESULTS

Based on the result of the Phil-IRI Post Test, there was an enormous decrease of non-readers in Grade II. From 59 pupils, 57 were moved from the non-readers level. Only two (2) pupils still considered as non-readers. This implied that problems in reading can be solved by identifying the root cause and finding the best remedy to solve it through this project.

DISCUSSIONS

The results of the research can serve as our basis for us to continue or implement the project/program to other grade level and eventually to the entire school. Project IREAD is one of the best interventions we can give toour learners especially the non-readers to make Makiling Elementary School a "Non-Reader Zone". Because we believe that intervention empower teachers to ignite the reading skills of struggling pupils.