Effect of a Text Structured Strategy in Enhancing the Reading Comprehension of Grade Six Pupils in English

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This study was funded by the Department of Education through the Basic Education Fund (BERF).

Reading is one of the language skills that are very essential for those who are learning English as a third language. It is a vital factor for academic success and professional development. It is best learned when pupils are more engaged in various activities that develop their reading ability. Such activities capacitate the pupils to read with comprehension.

Fatima Elementary School adheres to improving the level of reading comprehension of the pupils after analyzing the result of PHIL-IRI pretest. Fifteen points sixty-three percent (15.63%) of Grade Six pupils fell under the frustration level. This is why the researchers tested the effectiveness of a Text Structured Strategy in enhancing the reading comprehension level of Grade Six pupils.

METHODS

This study utilized the descriptive survey research using Reading Passages as the instrument. To determine the improvement of the reading comprehension skills of the Grade Six pupils of Fatima Elementary School through a text structured strategy, the researcher personally conducted the pre and post-tests. The data came from the Grade Six pupils in Fatima Elementary School, Tabaco City composed of 13 males and 8 females for the school year 2017-2018.

RESULTS

It was found out that in using a text structured strategy, the reading comprehension skills of Grade Six pupils were improved. Results showed that the pupils' reading comprehension level was improved from 45% PL during the pre-test it was increased to 77%PL during the post-test. It was also proven that there was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test results.

DISCUSSIONS

The teacher-advisers who facilitated the reading sessions provided recommendations to enhance the strategy. These are the following: Add sound-link of Mother-Tongue as additional language help option; Put the practice exercise immediately after the self-test section in each reading session to help pupils retain what they had first learned, and keep various question formats but refining the language that made each question more concise and easily understandable.