Effectiveness of Feeding Program in Reading Capability of Severely Wasted and Wasted Grade-One Pupils in Mamatid Elementary School Cabuyao District Sy 2016-2017

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

As a study that determined the effectiveness of feeding programs in reading capability of severelywasted and wasted Grade-One pupils in Mamatid Elementary School Cabuyao District SY 2016-2017 was conducted. The study determined the gender of the respondents; their Body Mass Index (BMI) before the 120-day feeding program; and their reading capability before and after the feeding program. Differences in the reading capability of the respondents before and after the feeding program were also determined as well as the relationship of feeding program on the reading capability of male and female respondents.

METHODS

The study is a combination of a descriptive correlation design of research and the one-group pretest-posttest design of experimental research. With 77 respondents distributed as 52 wasted and 25 severely-wasted Grade-One pupils, the study gathered both primary and secondary data such as Body Mass Index (BMI) from the School Nutritional Status Report of the respondents and their reading capability adopting the Division Reading Validation Oral test.

RESULTS

Findings revealed that the reading capability of the severely wasted and wasted Grade-One pupils improved after the school feeding program. Significant differences were also noted between the reading capabilities of both wasted and severely wasted Grade-One pupils before and after the school-based feeding program.

DISCUSSIONS

The study concluded that school-based feeding program is effective as it increases the nutritional status of the pupils and at the same improves the reading capability of Grade-One pupils, hence recommended the continuous implementation of both school-based feeding program and the reading validation oral test. For the reading capability test, it is recommended to implement the same throughout the elementary levels.