Improving the Students’ Reading Comprehension Through a Cooperative Reading Group Strategy

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This study was conducted to improve the reading comprehension of Grade 7 students of Sagbayan National High School for the school year 2017-2018 through the implementation of Cooperative Reading Groups (CRG) Strategy.

METHODS

The researchers used T-test design in analyzing and interpreting the data utilizing the results as to the percentage of the students who belong to the Independent level, Instructional level, and Frustration level before and after the conduct of the said strategy.

RESULTS

The reading comprehension level of Grade 7 students is frustration, wherein most of them got 5 points and below with the mean score of 2.48 during the pre-test. After conducting the said strategy, the post-test shows the result that the reading comprehension level of Grade 7 students is frustration. However, the mean score increases from 2.48 to 4.9. Indeed, the frustration level of reading comprehension of Grade 7 students decreases after employing Cooperative Reading Group Strategy.

DISCUSSIONS

The results revealed that reading comprehension through CRG strategy can improve the student's reading comprehension. Also, cooperative reading groups have some steps that could help the students to overcome their problems in comprehending the text. In conclusion, Cooperative Reading Group Strategy is effective and evident in improving Grade 7 students reading comprehension level. This is useful to the other teachers handling other subjects.