Increasing Reading Comprehension of Grade III Pupils of Talon Elementary School through5 Fire (5 Finger Retell) intervention

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Every teacher aspires to bring out the best out of his/her pupils. One of the ways that can facilitate this aspiration is to give the gift of literacy. It is frustrating on the teacher's part if despite his/her efforts, some of his/her pupils still have difficulty in comprehending what they read. The teacher then keeps on researching for modern techniques and methods to provide children the needed skills. This study was conducted for the purpose of determining the effectiveness of 5 FIRE intervention in improving the reading comprehension of Grade III learners of Talon Elementary.

METHODS

This action research is purely descriptive in nature which used the pre-test/post-test approach. A purposive sampling technique was used in the selection of respondents -48 out of 68 Grade III pupils of Talon Elementary School. The school head determined the validity and effectiveness of the said study upon conferring with teachers involved. The comparative analysis of the pre-test and post-test served as the researcher's basis on the effectiveness of the said research.

RESULTS

After the utilization of Five Finger Retell, an improvement in the reading comprehension skills of Grade III learners was notable. From a 51.04% MPS in the pre-test to 67.29% in the post-test, the 16.25% difference between these tests indicates that the intervention significantly helped in increasing the pupils' reading comprehension skills as well as their academic achievement.

DISCUSSIONS

This study focused only on forty-eight (48) Grade III respondents who were proven to have difficulties in reading comprehension in Talon Elementary School during S.Y. 2017-2018. It revolved around the implementation of Five Finger Retell (5 FIRE) as an intervention to address the poor reading comprehension of the respondents. Upon completion of the research the result clearly shows that the intervention program aided in improving the pupils' reading comprehension level. Considering the effectiveness of the utilization of five finger retell intervention in improving the reading comprehension of learners, the teaching force of Talon Elementary school were inspired to use this method in remedial reading instructions. The implementation of this program in all grade levels in the next school year is highly desired, especially when it comes to improving the reading comprehension of slow learners.