Project M&M (Me and Mom) an Intervention on Improvement of Grade one Pupils Reading Performance

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Its importance cannot be overstated for it is believed to be the key to academic success.

However, in spite of the acclaimed importance of reading, it cannot be denied that there are really pupils who will be assessed as Non-Reader. This ineffectiveness in reading could lead to serious problems in the future. When a pupil does not learn to read, it is expected that the pupil would suffer from difficulty with all other subjects and activities not just in Grade one but in other succeeding Grade levels as well.

Reading the performance of Grade one pupils may be affected by various factors. These factors include home-related factors, teacher-related factors, parent-related factors, and student-related factors. The researcher is suffering from the same problem every school year. This prompted her to conduct this study.

METHODS

This chapter presents the methods and procedures employed in this study. Specifically, this chapter includes research design, participant selection, research instrument, data gathering method and analysis, and statistical treatment necessary to evaluate the data obtained from this study.

RESULTS

The researcher made use of a thirteen-item survey questionnaire in collecting data. The survey was conducted in Ladislao Diwa Elementary School Grade one classroom in the City of Cavite. The researcher went to the respective classrooms of each respondent to distribute the questionnaires and conduct the survey. Before the survey session, informed consent was given to the respondents. The results of the survey were collected, coded, were statistically treated using the arithmetic mean and analyzed. Statistical tests were performed using Microsoft Excel.

DISCUSSIONS

The indicators Interest in Reading and Laziness under Student-Related Factors have the greatest effect on a pupil's reading performance. On the other hand, the indicator Number of Siblings under the home-related factors have the lowest effect among all other indicators. Based on the findings, it was concluded that several factors pose a high impact on a pupil's reading performance with Student-Related Factors topping the list. But even though student-related factors have the highest mean and have a very high impact, other factors are still deemed to have a high impact on a pupil's reading performance.