Improving the Oral Fluency Reading Skills of Grade Three Pupils Using the Third Dolch Basic Sight Words

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Oral reading fluency is the ability to read connected text quickly, accurately, and with expression. In doing so, there is no noticeable cognitive effort that is associated with decoding the words on the page. Oral reading fluency is one of several critical components required for successful reading comprehension. Students who read with automaticity and have appropriate speed, accuracy, and proper expression are more likely to comprehend material because they can focus on the meaning of the text.

METHODS

This study used descriptive method to gather data about the relationship between the Oral Reading Fluency Skills as Dependent Variable and the Third Dolch Basic Sight Words using the See and Say Technique as Independent Variable. There was only one control group in this study called "One group pre-test-post-test" using 5 respondents. The alternative hypothesis proposes that the improvement of grade three pupils who are instructed using Dolch sight word vocabulary will differ significantly after the See and Say Technique will be used.

RESULTS

Based on the conducted pre-test and post-test results, it appears that this study improved the oral reading fluency skills of the pupils with the use of seeing and say technique. It shows that during the pre-test they only got 45% during the pre-test and got 86% after the technique has been applied during the post-test. This means that learners should learn how to familiarize themselves with basic sight words since it is the foundation of good reading skills. Oral reading fluency should be taught well among learners to improve their reading ability. One point to be considered in analyzing a learner's good reading performance is to let the learners enunciate the words correctly. This should be done through the repetition of words with the use of See and Say Technique.

DISCUSSIONS

The use of Third Dolch Sight Word Lists using the See and Say Technique in Oral Reading Fluency Skills is very helpful among learners when it comes to reading since it's their foundation in acquiring better comprehension. Teaching words with the proper enunciation during childhood would be embraced by the learners even they're already adults. Students whose reading is slow or labored will have trouble meeting the reading demands on their grade level. Teaching the learners using the See and Say Technique is very effective since it is like you are repeating the words until such the learners can enunciate the words correctly.