Readers Theater: Building Fluency Among Fourth Grade Second Language English Learners

Abstract

This research aimed to determine the effectiveness of Readers Theater in building fluency among fourth grade second language of St. Mary's College, Quezon City. This study involved the comparison of the fluency level of fourth grade pupils grouped into experimental and control before and after the eight-week intervention. To measure the fluency level of the respondents, the researcher employed a rubric which was content validated by reading and literacy experts based on smoothness/pacing, confidence, accuracy,and expression. The researcher utilised the individually administered pre-test and post-test diagnostic passages which both underwent the Flesch-Kincaid Text Readability Consensus Calculator. The results of the pre-test and post-test, before and after the eight week fluency intervention, were analysed using t-test. After the treatment, the experimental group had increased in their fluency level from a mean of 10.37 to 15.05 with a mean difference of 4.65 and a significant t-value of 26.27.The results indicated that the differences in between the pre-test and post-test scores were significant between the two groups. This significant difference revealed by the results of the pre-test and post-test scores made the researcher conclude that indeed, Readers Theater can build fluency of pupils.