LEAP as an Intervention in Enhancing Reading Skills of Grade 3 and Grade 4 Pupils
Keywords:
reading, Marungko method, fuller Method, struggling readers, intervention, instructional support, oral reading, word recognition, difficulty, PHIL-IRIAbstract
INTRODUCTION
Reading is a necessity in our lives. It opens all kinds of doors to welcome creativity, imagination, and intellectuality. It opens our eyes to reality and to new experiences in life. That is a part of the huge importance of reading books in our life. It makes us more and knowledgeable. It builds our mind our soul, and our personality. The more we read, the more we understand; and the more we understand, the more we taste the sweet fruit of books. Yet, unfortunately, there is a big problem in reading in our society in general and in learners in particular If a person knows how to read but can't comprehend the reading would be empty and meaningless and if a person can't read at all he is trying to catch the wind with bare hands"¦. hopeless.
METHODS
The proposed innovation, intervention, and strategy was to continue the reading program which consists of 3 teachers to be able to help the pupils to read. Struggling pupils engaged in different activities. Assignments on reading were given to students. Marungko Approach and Fuller Method were used even though they are from higher grades. The duration of the remedial reading lasted for four months. Structured assessment tools were used in giving the pre-test and post-test.
RESULTS
This study was conducted based on the result of observations found from the pupils in Grade 3 and Grade 4 of Dita Elementary School. Some were identified as poor readers. There are 29 non-readers, having difficulty in pronouncing phonics sound and in word recognition. They could not recognize words in Filipino like the following iba, aba, dapa, babae, taba, mata. gata, pabo and suso and failed to read words in English with understanding, while the 53 slow readers pupils were having difficulty in reading the words.
DISCUSSIONS
The pre-test and post-test determined the significant difference in the implementation of the LEAP as an intervention in enhancing reading skills of Grade 3 and Grade 4 pupils. Marungko and Fuller methods helped the pupils who have a reading deficiency. The parents collaborated with teachers and were involved in teaching their children to read.
