Project I READ You

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Philippine Informal Reading Inventory (PHIL-IRI) is a test tool given every year. Based on the last three years result, Grade Four had the highest number of struggling readers in English. They had 65 or 47% out of 138 in 2015-2016, 87 or 41% out of 213 in 2016-2017 and 57 or 41% out of 139 in 2017-2018.

So, we created a reading program entitled Intensive Reading Exercises Assures Development in You (I READ You).

METHODS

We brainstormed for the strategies and steps of the program. Then, we talked to the teachers, parents, and pupils involved. A one-on-one interview to the pupils was done to get the factors affecting the pupils' ability to read. Next, we created an implementation plan and collected reading materials suitable for the learners. Frequent monitoring of the remedial classes was also made to supervise the pupils' progress and achievement.

RESULTS

The table below shows the number of struggling readers in the last three years based on the PHIL-IRI (Pre-test).

We targeted to reduce the 57 struggling readers of Grade IV by at least 34 or 60% at the end of February 2018. We decreased 37 pupils or 65% and remained 20 struggling readers.

DISCUSSIONS

Grade Four Pupils had the greatest number of struggling readers in the last three years based on the Pre-test of PHIL-IRI. Because of this, we created a reading program entitled Intensive Reading Exercises Assures Development in You (I READ You).

Under the reading program, we were able to decrease 37 pupils out of 57 or 65% and remained 20 struggling readers. Although we met the target of reducing at least 34 pupils or 60%, several struggling readers retained in Grade Four.

When we implemented the program, we aimed to help teachers and give instructional materials during remedial classes. But at the end of the program, we realized we missed to focus on the pupils who did not go to school every day. According to teachers, those pupils missed remedial classes and remained as struggling readers.

In the future use, we suggest making reading materials for home use so parents could teach and practice their children to read.