Project Intensive Care for Unable Readers (ICARE4U), an Intervention Program to Improve Reading Level of Selected Grade I Pupils

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

One of the problems that the Grade I teachers and learners face in the teaching and learning process in Tagaytay City Central School (TCCS) is the pupil's difficulty in reading resulting in poor academic performance and at risk of dropping out.

METHODS

The action research aimed to improve the reading level of fifty-two Grade I pupils of the school for a period of four months from December 2105 to March 2016. The respondents of the study were the fifty-two (52) Grade I pupils who had struggles in reading Filipino. The experimental method of research following a case study format was used in this action research.

RESULTS

The result of the study showed that the entire fifty-two (52) selected grade I pupils included in the study could read "Pantig", "Parirala" and" Pangungusap" after the fourteen-week intervention program in reading. The number of pupils who could read Pantig, Parirala, Pangungusap, and Maikling Kwento had increased the reading ability of the fifty-two (52) selected Grade I pupils under the project Intensive Care for Unable Readers (ICARE4U). The respondents reading ability was improved, thus, the said intervention program effective and could help learners who have struggles in reading especially the non-readers.

DISCUSSIONS

One of the problems that the Grade I teachers and learners face in the teaching and learning process in Tagaytay City Central School (TCCS) is the pupil's difficulty in reading resulting in poor academic performance and at risk of dropping out. This Action Research aimed to improve the reading level of 52 selected grade I pupils at Tagaytay City Central School for the S.Y. 2015-2016. This was conducted in TCCS from December 2015 to March 2016. The respondents of the study were the 52 Grade I pupils who had struggle in reading Filipino. The study was limited to selected 52 grade I pupils of TCCS. The experimental method of research following a case study format was used in this action research. The result of the study showed that the entire fifty-two selected grade I pupils included in the study could read "Pantig", "Parirala” and" Pangungusap" after the fourteen-week intervention program in reading. The number of pupils who could read Pantig, Parirala, Pangungusap, and Maikling Kwento had increased the reading ability of the 52 selected Grade I pupils under the project Intensive Care For unable Readers (ICARE4U) was improved, thus, the said intervention program effective and could help learners who have struggles in reading especially to non-readers.