Reading Enhancement through Short Stories in Grade Two Pupils in Melecio Arceo Memorial Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

There is a great challenge among teachers to develop pupils’ reading with comprehension. Reading short stories play an important role in improving reading performance among pupils.

METHODS

This action research investigated the impact of vocabulary enhancement program on the reading development of grade 2 pupils in Melecio Arceo Memorial Elementary School. The research design used was normative-descriptive research design, one of the descriptive methodological models. The study explored factors that were suspected to significantly influence the reading development of the pupils using a pre-test and post-test. The participants consisted of pupils from Grade two during the school year 2017 -2018 which was composed of 26 males and 30 females with a total of 56 pupils. The researcher crafted test materials on reading (silent/oral), comprehension and vocabulary to collect the data needed for this study.

RESULTS

Data analysis showed that oral reading and silent reading are correlated with the comprehension and vocabulary of pupils. The better they perform in silent and oral reading, the better they are to comprehend and understand vocabulary words. Short stories are very essential in developing pupils' reading skills in every aspect of learning. Our learners today are 21st century learners, old strategies like sitting while reading story books is not that effective anymore. Presenting short stories should be more creative to facilitate better learning out comes. There is a need for innovation in supplementary materials with the use of video or movie clips, interactive games, and manipulative diorama.

DISCUSSIONS

This result reflects that oral reading, silent reading, comprehension and vocabulary are the reading skills that need to be developed by pupils especially the grade 2 pupils. Majority of the pupils had high performance in oral reading, very high performance in silent reading, average performance in comprehension and vocabulary.