Effectiveness of the Remedial Reading Program Using Spiral Progression Approach towards Addressing the Reading Difficulties of Grade 2 Pupils in Arayat East District

Abstract

Introduction

Remedial instruction using a spiral progression approach is undeniably crucial and should function effectively to serve its ultimate purpose of helping students address their needs towards reading difficulties and close the learning gap to substantially perform better in the regular class instructions. This noble aim motivated the researcher to explore this research which is envisioned to help the students at risk in reading.

Methods

The study used quantitative research using Pre-experimental Design specifically. It focused on the effectiveness of the remedial reading program using the spiral progression approach in the reading performance of the Grade 2 pupils of Arayat East District, Arayat Pampanga. This study used the One-Group Pretest-Posttest Study design steps wherein the design includes the pretest-treatment-posttest. Pretest compromised to determine the baseline scores. After the identification of the baseline score, the next step was the implementation of the treatment which was the intervention of the remedial reading program using the spiral progression approach. Then, the post-test was administered to determine the outcome of the intervention.

Results

The reading speed, reading comprehension, and reading level performances of the pupil-participants before the implementation of the program are significantly different from their performance after the implementation with computed t-values of 24.658, 25.277, and 27.293 respectively which is greater than the tabular values. Likewise, results on word recognition, reading comprehension, and reading level under oral reading performance before the implementation of the program are also significantly different from their performance after the implementation of the said program with computed t-values of 23.476, 23.809, and 23.476. A significant difference exists between the performance of the pupil-participants before and after the implementation of the remedial reading program using spiral progression at 0.05 level of significance. Along with it, teacher-participants assessed the remedial reading program using the spiral progression approach as very effective with a grand mean of 4.70.

Discussions

The remedial reading program using the spiral progression approach was found to be effective. It is child-centered, ensures mastery of concepts, and improves retention that facilitates learning which eventually improves the reading performances of the pupils. Thus, teachers should continue using it during remedial time.