Effectiveness of Literacy Planet Program in Improving the Word Recognition of Grade Three Pupils of Agustin Abadilla Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This action research was undertaken to know the effectiveness of the Literacy Planet Program in improving word recognition. The subjects of this study were Grade Three -pupils with the problem in word recognition.

Based on the results of the Rapid Assessment on Reading Skills (RARS), out of 100 of grade three pupils, 10 pupils were assessed with word recognition problems. The researchers adapted the Literacy Planet as an intervention for the said problem.

According to Davis et-al 2018, Literacy Planet is a program of evidence-based, curriculum-aligned content and cutting-edge digital technology has been proven to be an effective way to develop literacy skills in students

METHODS

This study was centered on the effectiveness of the Literacy Planet program as a strategy in improving the word recognition of grade three pupils of Agustin Abadilla Elementary School using pre-experimental utilizing the one group, pretest, posttest design.

RESULTS

The participants got very poor performance during the pretest. The minimum score of the participants is 7, the maximum score is 9. During the post-test the participants got a high score, the minimum score of the participants is 17 and the maximum score is 19. There is a significant difference in the pre-test and post-test results of the participants after the adaptation of the effectiveness of the Literacy Planet Program.

DISCUSSIONS

The results identified the effectiveness of the literacy planet program in improving the word recognition of grade three pupils of Agustin Abadilla Elementary School. In general, the findings suggest that the modification in the teaching-learning process, strategies, and materials with the use of literacy planet program in the treatment group highly affected and improved the word recognition problem of the pupils.