Effective Reading Intervention to Improve the Reading Difficulty of Grade 1 Pupils of Balete Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The main purpose of teaching is to educate a child. As a steward, there is a need for him to provide adequate knowledge in all areas of his growth and help him develop his learning skills. One of the learning skills that a child should develop is his reading comprehension skills.

This action research is focused on the reading competence of grade one pupils ofBalete Elementary School. Furthermore, the researcher aims to suggest activities or interventions which could enhance the pupils' reading competence.

This study is focused on the pupils' reading competence in reading alone. Moreover, this action research did not cover other competencies in English like writing, speaking and listening.

METHODS

This study used a descriptive type of research.

It is a study designed to depict the participants in an accurate way. It is all about describing people who take part in the study. In addition, descriptive studies primarily concerned with finding out "what is".The respondents of this study were the 39 grade one pupils of Balete Elementary School. No sampling was used in this study.

In this study, the researcher used data from the reading assessment given by the teacher. The researcher identified the reading skills of the pupils through an individual reading assessment done.

RESULTS

After the thorough analysis of the data, the following were found:

Several pupils were found to be poor in terms of their reading skills.

Peer reading, individual, teaching, and reading with parents were effective activities in the reading program.

The reading program was utilized and found to be effective to enhance the pupils' reading skills. The researcher came up with the following recommendations:

A similar program may be utilized in other grade levels.

Other strategies and activities could be tested as to their effectiveness in enhancing the reading skills of the pupils.

More parents and other stakeholders could be encouraged to participate in varied reading activities.

DISCUSSIONS

Reading Performance of PupilsAfter the analysis of the pupils' performance in reading, it was found that 15 students were poor in terms of their reading competency.

In the post-test given, it was found that all learners who participated in the remedial program manifested dramatic improvement in terms of their reading skills particularly in terms of speed and word recognition.Among the major activities under the intervention program which was found to be truly effective was peer teaching.