Effectiveness of Project Reading Comprehension Skills Enhancement in English (RECOSEE) among Grade 7 Readers of Bugarin National High School, School Year 2017-2018

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Reading as one of the macro-skills in language acquisition plays a significant role in the learning of our students in today's generation. This ability makes the acquisition of skills taught in school more possible and considered as a toll subject for it is a criterion for all learning areas. In line with Every Child a Reader Program (ECARF) which aims to develop in Filipino children the literacy and numeracy skills for lifelong learning by the Department of Education, the school conducted a Philippine Informal Reading Inventory among 84 grade 7 students who are currently enrolled in Bugarin National High School, 73 falls under frustration and non-reader level. This alarming state motivates the researchers to conduct an action research that will eradicate the high rate of frustration readers by providing drills, worksheets and reading experiences for the learners.

METHODS

The subjects of the study were the 100% or 73 Grade 7 frustration and non-readers of Bugarin NHS. In this study the researchers made use of descriptive research for the factors with questionnaire checklist as a tool and experimental research design for the effectiveness of the program utilizing a researcher made questionnaire given after implementation of the program which is based from the suggested reading materials as stated in PHIL-IRI for grade 7 and employing T-test.

RESULTS

Based from the data gathered, the following can be generalized; 1) For the factors affecting students' reading comprehension, environment-related factors often influenced students with their difficulties, this includes the availability of reading materials within the community and their access in different reading programs, 2) Personal, peer and family-related factors sometimes also influence students' difficulties in reading, 3) The project is effective in improving students' word recognition ability utilizing a 100-word assessment tool, and 4) It is also effective in developing their reading comprehension comparing the pre-test and post test results.

DISCUSSIONS

It revealed that one's development specifically in reading may be lifted up by working together as one with the help of one's peer, family, and the whole community. It also revealed that Project RECOSEE is effective in increasing student's reading skills specifically in terms of word recognition and comprehension. Therefore, it is encouraged that the school administration and teachers to provide the students with more exposure to reading as practice makes them more excellent.