Effective Reading Interventions to Improve Low Reading Performance of Pupils in Batangas City East Elementary School 2016-2017

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The goal of Batangas City East Elementary School is to produce good/independent readers and to have better achievement in all learning area but the result of PHIL-IRI administered to pupils showed low reading performance. Seventy-one pupils out of 233 or 30.47% of the learners were under the frustration level. This finding sets off the principal to conduct action research on the most effective reading interventions that would help improve the low reading level of learners.

Reading interventions are techniques or activities that can be used to help students with reading difficulties improve their performance. These interventions if properly implemented can be really of great help to pupils improve their ability to read and comprehend. However, teachers usually utilize inappropriate techniques in dealing with these struggling readers.

METHODS

The descriptive method of research using the questionnaire as the data gathering instrument was used. Thirty-seven teacher-advisers of Batangas City East Elementary School were the respondents/subjects of study. Informal interviews were conducted to supplement the gathered data. The percentage, ranking and weighted mean were the statistical tools used to analyze and interpret the gathered data.

RESULTS

From the analysis of data, the researcher came up with the following findings: the effective intervention activities to improve the low reading level of pupils were determining the reading interests and abilities of pupils, utilizing appropriate teaching reading technique, conducting tutorial during supervised study, allowing extra time in reading, organizing a peer reading scheme and provision for a remedial reading in a small group setting; the reading materials the pupils enjoy reading were storybooks, basic textbooks and magazines and pupils were interested in reading fairy tales, fables, and short stories.

DISCUSSIONS

The results demonstrate the need for the teachers to implement effective intervention activities to enhance the low reading level of the pupils; utilize appropriate technique and sufficient reading materials suited to the needs of pupils and adjust reading instruction and materials to the reading achievements, interests and ability of each pupil. The School head, on the other hand, needs to closely monitor the implementation of reading interventions to track the progress of the pupils and to determine the improvement in their performance.