Effectiveness of Project Icues (Improving Comprehension Using Effective Strategy)in Grade 3 Pupils

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The aim of the study was to reveal how reading comprehension skills of elementary third graders who have problems in reading comprehension can be improved by means of the different strategies. The participants of the study were one hundred thirty-three Grade 3 pupils who had problems in reading comprehension and were selected based on the result of PHIL-IRI Pre-test. It got the highest number of frustration and non-readers. Different strategies were utilized in the research. These were Nanay Ko, Tutor Ko, 3 o'clock reading habit and Project RASCO (Reading a selection with comprehension. Different data gathering tools were employed in different stages of the study. These were the Informal Reading Inventory, reading tool, participant selection form and identification forms for developmental level in reading comprehension for the quantitative data.

METHODS

The researcher selected Grade 3 pupils of Ananias Laico Memorial Elementary School. The pupils from different sections whose reading comprehension level fall under frustration and non-readers were employed in the study.

This study used a descriptive method of research to determine the effectiveness of the Project ICUES used in teaching reading comprehension. It is a technique that divides complex strategy into an easily managed phases.

The researcher started in the process of determining the reading comprehension level of pupils. By using a selection tool with questions, vocabulary words were given meaning before reading the selection. The teacher guided the pupils in reading then the story will be read twice, then answering of the given questions followed.

RESULTS

Given the Post Test to Grade 3 pupils, it shows that 63 out of 133 pupils reached the 75% mastery level. This time, an MPS of 87.20% was obtained.

This study shows that a strategy using Project ICUES, a significant improvement in MPS of post-tests over the pre-test results was shown.

DISCUSSIONS

To assess the acceptability level of the strategies in teaching reading comprehension, the researcher evaluated the students' performance level.

Among the MPS results based on the different reading strategies used, Project RASCO is the most effective method to improve the reading comprehension level of pupils.

There is a difference in the presentation of the MPS of pretest result and the indication of the MPS of post-test result. In the post-test, it has an improvement in their mastery level as shown by an increase of 23.55% in post-test over pretest.