Improving Reading Comprehension through Extensive Reading Activity Program in Maria Paz Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The main purpose of reading is to get comprehension. When the students read a passage, they decode written information and it is combined with the students' background of knowledge in their brains to produce comprehension. Our dream is to produce learners with reading comprehension, to improve the quality of the teaching and learning process of reading through the extensive reading program and to improve reading comprehension. The researcher firmly believed that to produce learners with reading comprehension, an extensive reading activity program should be implemented.

METHODS

The researcher used the descriptive -survey method to describe the situation, as it exists in a particular time and situation. It was utilized because the researcher made objective descriptions of data as they were gathered. Our first step is to give a reading test (pretest and posttest), conduct interviews with the parents, observations, and questionnaires. A school reading program -PSP-(Pagbasa Sa Pananghalian) launched successfully within the community, parents, teachers, barangay captain with the counselors and stakeholders and implemented in each grade level. The reading program aimed to minimize the number of non-readers and to improve reading comprehension of the learners and to provide strong linkages to stakeholders. This program was done every lunch break with the teachers, parents, learners and student leaders.

RESULTS

Using extensive reading activity program-PSP-Pagbasa Sa Pananghalian, I was able to improve the quality of the teaching and learning process of reading in the research setting. The indicator of the improvement was the teaching and learning process got a good response in following extensive reading activity program. Before implementing the action,there were 25 readers without comprehension, after conducting the action, the number of readers without comprehension decreased to 9.

DISCUSSIONS

PSP-Pagbasa Sa Pananghalian School Reading Program was implemented to improve the reading comprehension and made reading as a habit and make fun and love reading and had a great impact on pupil’s achievement resulting in the Grade Two Students increase the number of readers with reading comprehension. Since PSP Program indicated success, we will continue to tap the support of stakeholders to continue the implementation of the project to improve learners with the reading comprehension of the school not only in Grade Two but in every Grade level.