Readiness of the Kindergarten Pupils in General Emilio Aguinaldo District: Basis for Intervention

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

A lot of children are enrolled by their parents in school who lack necessary skills to perform expected tasks. This is one of the reasons why young children have difficulty in learning and adjusting to their new environment. Starting a child in elementary school too early can invite problems toward their studies. But of course there are studies that says it is very important for a child to be in school early on "for it is the period when their young mind's absorptive capacity is at its sharpest”. However, every child is different from one another and thus their readiness to be in school also differ.

METHODS

The descriptive method was used in this study to determine performance of the Grade 1 pupils in the selected schools from the Municipality of Gen. E. Aguinaldo.

RESULTS

Considering the different problems in teaching the Grade 1 pupils and the readiness performance of Grade 1 entrants, a proposed intervention program was developed. The results imply that the proposed intervention program has the potential to solve problems regarding the readiness of the child in going to school once implemented properly by the school and supported by teachers, school administrators and parents. The intervention strategy should be developed in order for the Grade 1 pupils cope with the required competencies specified in the ECCD checklist.

DISCUSSIONS

The researcher was compelled to investigate further the findings of these researches and to prove that indeed school readiness is a determining factor towards academic performance. In this premise, the purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between school readiness to academic performance of Grade I pupils in the selected schools of Municipality of Gen. E. Aguinaldo, Cavite. The study was conducted at the District of General Emilio Aguinaldo in the Division of Cavite Province for the School Year 2016-2017. The study only focused on the academic performance of Grade 1 pupils in terms of their readiness using the Early Childhood Checklist. Grade 1 teachers and School Administrators in the District General Emilio Aguinaldo were the respondents of the study. The basis for the proposed intervention plan was based on the problems encountered by Grade 1 teachers in teaching and also the academic performance of pupil's identified as not ready based from the ECD checklist results.