Parental Involvement: Its Impact to the Reading Intervention of Identified Grade Six Pupils of Crossing Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This study attempted to assess the impact of parents involvement on the reading intervention.

METHODS

This will be a descriptive qualitative research which aims to determine the impacts of parental involvement of slow and non-readers. The design of the research will follow three phases: the pre-design stage includes identifying the respondents of the study, preparation of research questionnaires, and treatment of the data to be gathered. The design stage includes preparation of the action plan for the interventions/ program and finalization of the action plan. Finally, the post-design stage will include the implementation of the action plan and assessment of the Implemented Program.

RESULTS

This part of the study presents the responses to the research objective heaved in the research. This implies that students with lesser support and guidance from their parents become low performers in reading. Lacking time together caused by several factors like unemployment, poverty, health issues, and work-related tight schedules are common problems encountered by pupils especially whose parents are working locally or overseas and separated. Guidance from the parents at home contributes much to improving pupils' reading skills. The intervention program is deemed effective based on the results of the reading assessment inasmuch as it significantly reduced the number non-readers and slow readers.

DISCUSSIONS

Parental involvement plays a vital part in a student’s learning. Parents should find ways to give sufficient support and guidance to their children in practicing reading at home. Encourage parents to employ follow up reading activities with their children at home. Parents should collaborate with the teachers to motivate their children to develop their reading skills. The school in cooperation and coordination with the parents should implement a home-based reading program that will require parents' involvement in enhancing the reading performance of their children.