The Effects of Extensive Reading Strategy in the Comprehension of the Selected Grade Four Pupils of Sinaliw Elementary School Introduction

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Reading comprehension is one common problems encountered by elementary school teachers. Most of the pupils in the primary grade level don't have the necessary and mastery of the skills which made it difficult on their part and on the part of the teachers to continue the smooth process of teaching and learning. Most of the pupils, if not in the beginning level of reading, are on the frustration level which serves as hindrance in their continuous search for learning hence it is also the main caused why most pupils perform poorly not only in English but also in other subjects.

METHODS

Twenty Three Grade 4 pupils of Sinaliw E.S. were identified having difficulty in reading comprehension and got a low score in the reading diagnostic test given in the 1st quarter. The 23 pupils underwent extensive reading strategy to improve their reading comprehension skills before the end of the 3rd quarter. The pupils were monitored using the reading graph and, therefore, was administered to determine the progress of the students, who underwent the said reading strategy. The questionnaire was distributed and the result was tabulated to find out the perspectives on factors attributed to a successful extensive reading program and learners' preference for the classroom activities. The grade of the 23 pupils was also analyzed to see if they were able to achieve a higher grade in the 3rd quarter.

RESULTS

It was found out that the pupils tend to understand and develop good reading comprehension if they are interested in the genre of the reading sections. Furthermore, the pupils reading problem should be given the utmost priority of the reading teachers in order for the pupils to appreciate reading. The improvement in the students' reading comprehension skills also has a great impact on their academic performance, thus teachers should encourage pupils and help them improve their reading skills to perform well in different subjects.

DISCUSSIONS

The most common problems of pupils were poor vocabulary, which makes it difficult for them to understand the reading text; the length of the text that they are reading makes them easily bored and tire, and determining the main idea gives the students the difficulty of understanding the theme and message of the reading text. As a teacher, it is her duty to fully motivate the learners to start reading the simple text to improve their vocabulary and comprehension skill, thus guided reading instruction during the first few days of reading must be done to monitor the learners' progress.