Project I READ: Intervention and Reading with Enjoyment and Development
Keywords:
READ, SCHOOL-BASED, GRADE TWO PUPILSAbstract
INTRODUCTION
Project, I READ (Intervention in Reading with Enjoyment and Development) is an intervention program of Julugan Elementary School, under the Continuous Improvement Program of the Department of Education, which aims to improve the reading skills of the pupils.355 out of 372Grade 2 pupils were identified under frustration level in English based on the results of the standard formula of the Phil-IRI administered last July 2015. Fifty (50) or 14 % of the pupils with poor recognition in words, phrases and sentences will undergo Project I READ.
METHODS
Different challenges of the program were sought like lack of understanding of the process, lack of support from stakeholders, CI Team do not expect a reward, failure to properly scope the project and failure to identify appropriate solutions.
The voice of the customers was the fifty (50) Grade two pupils under frustration level and the techniques for gathering voice of customers were as follows:
CI Team conducted classroom observations, interviews and survey and gathered and tabulated the data to determine the materials and strategies that will address the need of the clientele.
RESULTS
From the 50 targeted pupils out of 355 Grade two pupils, only 21 pupils remained under the frustration level or decreased by 58%. Different solutions and recommendations for improvements were implemented and intense effort exerted by the CI Team together with the reading warriors was achieved.
DISCUSSIONS
The reasons for poor word recognition in English were voiced out by the pupils and were validated. Using the Pareto chart for qualitative data, limited time allotment for reading session with a frequency of 20 or 40% cumulative and lack of interest with a frequency of 15 or 70% cumulative were the main reasons where the CI Team should focus more while insufficient teacher's training in reading strategies with a frequency of 10 or 90% cumulative and lack of parent's support with a frequency of 5 or 100%.
