My Parent, My Teacher: An Intensive Parent - Teacher Partnership to Develop Word Recognition of the Grade 6 Pupils

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Reading and writing skills are significant factors towards the success of every child at school, at work and in daily living. It can also be a fun and imaginative activity for them that allow them to explore fantasy and the real world. Learning how to read is one of the most important things elementary pupils accomplish in school because it is the basis for most of their future endeavor. It is fundamental to function in today's society. It is a basic necessity in day-to-day activities most especially to elementary pupils who are still developing their reading skills. Reading is fundamental to attain greater knowledge.

METHODS

The researcher used the Phil-IRI result that serves as their pre-test to identify the pupils to undergo the intervention during the third quarter of the school year 2018-2019. The children under Frustration level were the recipients of this intervention. Identified pupils underwent a series of reading activities which they need to bring home. The parents will be the one to follow-up their children with provided materials after school. After completing the intervention's allotted time, post-test is administered using the given passages in the Phil-IRI Manual. The result of their pre-and post-test will be used as the basis in identifying and understanding their level of comprehension. This will also be the basis of the researcher if the intervention is effective or not.

RESULTS

The Pre-tests result shows that out 17 pupils, 3 were in independent level, 6 in instructional and 8 in the Frustration level. Underfrustration level pupils were considered as the recipient of the intervention. Results revealed that pre-test result was 2.824 and the mean score of the post-test was4.059with t-value of-6.126 that signifies a greater improvement in the reading comprehension through "My Parent, My Teacher." This signifies that considering parent in the intervention as their helper and teacher contribute meaningfully on the development of the learner.

DISCUSSIONS

It is good to note that "My Parent, My Teacher" has improved the word recognition of the identified Grade 6 pupils. However, more reading activities may be created in order to continue developing the pupils in reading comprehension. It is also encouraged that the said activities may also be applied in all learning areas so that pupils would have more learning experiences in vocabulary development.