Increasing Reading Comprehension of Grade Five Pupils of Batangas City East Elementary School: through Effective Reading Strategies

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Reading is a lifelong skill to be used both at school and throughout life. According to Anderson, Hiebert, Scott, & Wilkinson, reading is a basic life skill. It is a cornerstone for a child's success in school and, indeed, throughout life. Without the ability to read well, opportunities for personal fulfillment and job success will inevitably be lost. Students' attitudes towards reading also influence their ability to read. The purpose is to try to understand what the intention is. Teachers can help improve student comprehension through instruction of reading strategies. Predicting, making connections, visualizing, inferring, questioning, and summarizing are strategies shown by research to improve reading comprehension (Block & Israel).

METHODS

This study, on the enhancement of reading comprehension skills of Grade Five pupils of Batangas East Elementary School through effective reading strategies, used the descriptive-quantitative method of research.

RESULTS

After the analysis of the data, the following were found:

Use of Reading Strategies in Enhancing the Reading Comprehension Skills of Students

Guided reading strategies are often used to help students who struggle with reading comprehension. Pre-reading, during-reading and post-reading strategies are combined to facilitate learning and enhance literacy.

Teaching guided reading strategies to students provides them with the tools to enhance reading comprehension.

DISCUSSIONS

In this study, the researcher came-up with supplementary materials which could be used to enhance the reading comprehension skills of learners. The supplementary materials proposed by the researcher were divided in terms of six reading strategies. In addition, the supplementary materials are composed of several exercises and drills relating to the six reading strategies. These exercises were carefully chosen to fit the level of understanding of Grade Five pupils.