Creative and Appreciative Reading Enhancement System: A Multi-Level Strategy in Reading of Grades II to IV Pupils at Marahan Elementary School for the School Year 2017 -2018

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

In accordance with Department of Education Order No. 44 Series 2016, Alfonso Central School took an active leadership role and broader responsibility through an initiated partnership with Marahan Elementary School to elevate the latter to realize its greatest potential in school performance. The purpose of the study was to find out the effectiveness of the multi-level strategy in the reading of the pupils of Marahan Elementary School using the Reading Enhancement and Development Program.

METHODS

The research design was purely qualitative which used the pre-work and post-work in Oral and Silent Reading in English that addressed pupils' problems in reading comprehension for Grades 2 -4 pupils in Marahan Elementary School. Purposive sampling was employed in the selection of the participants of the study, from a 321 population of Marahan Elementary School, 75 were having problems in comprehension. Meetings, consultations, and training followed for parents and stakeholders who were tapped to partake in the intervention process. Daily activities of the participants were closely monitored and weekly tests were strictly administered. The final test which consists of the oral and written tests were conducted to each participant to check their level of progress. To ensure the validity of the results of the final test and assess the efficacy of the program, a Post Work for Phil-IRI was conducted.

RESULTS

Results showed that there is a great decrease of 68% in the Frustration Readers and an increase of 52% in the Instructional and 16% in the Independent Readers. This clearly indicates that Frustration Readers have advanced as Instructional and Independent Readers.

DISCUSSIONS

The results demonstrate a limited number of pupils in their reading skills. It would be ampler if Instructional readers were also involved since there are still some reading issues that need to be improved on them. Additional reading materials and reading strategies grounded on the learners' styles and interests may be used in developing the comprehension skills of the pupils.