Project ENDS: Enhancing the Noting Details Skills of the Grade Two Learners in Victoria Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Every Child A Reader Program (ECARP) is a national program that addresses the thrust of the Department of Education (Department of Education) to make every child a reader at his grade level. It is to equip elementary pupils with strategic reading writing skills to make them independent young readers and writers. The Reading Recovery (RP) is an early literacy intervention designs to reduce reading and writing difficulties in schools.

Based on the result of the Phil-IRIin the first quarter of the S.Y. 2016-2017, there were 15 out of 120 pupils in grade II that have difficulty in noting details as an integral part of reading comprehension. This result serves enough reason for the researcher to undertook this study.

METHODS

The researcher used the descriptive method in the completion of this study. Seventy-seven (77) Grade Two Learners served as subjects based on the results of their pre-test in Phil-IRIin English.RESULTS

The study showed that out of 15 pupils who were the subject of the study, 13 (87%) of them beamed a significant increase in their ability to address noting details in a story read as signified in the post test because of the mastery level that they produce.

DISCUSSIONS

On the basis of the findings through the analysis, significant improvement in the reading abilities of the pupils in Grade II was achieved. Their reading comprehension improved especially in noting details. Regular and intensive evaluation of pupil's performance enables the teacher to apply varied remediation. The activities used in this study is strongly recommended to be used in other grade levels in similar competency to provide a continuing approach with a generative difficulty as they progress to high grades.