Reading Program Installation, Implementation and Assessment: Highlights of Experiences

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

As a response of Sta. Maria Elementary School to the Department of Education school-wide campaign of re-zeroing the non-readers, it had come up with the idea of formulating its own reading program. In reference to the reading program, researchers studied its structure, content, and validity after its implementation. Though the program proved that it slowly eradicated the slow and non-reader, researchers evaluated the program to enhance and develop its quality and standard. The researchers also aim to improve the effectiveness of its implementation and administration.

METHODS

This was a descriptive study designed to evaluate the status as it was in schools. A close-ended survey questionnaire was used to collect data from 16 primary teachers. Data was analyzed using the weighted mean and ranking to describe the current status of the school reading program.

RESULTS

The tables revealed that the level of understanding of teachers on the reading program of Sta. Maria Elementary School has a 3.35 weighted over all mean which indicates that the teachers have a thorough understanding of the program. It also indicates that the teachers are willing to allot time for the reading program as shown on the weighted mean of 3.94. However, the result revealed that the teachers only understand the procedure as indicated in the weighted mean of 2.56. In strategies used by teachers in teaching or in the actual implementation of the Reading Program, the over-all weighted mean of 3.63 suggest that the faculty often used the identified teaching reading strategies. In terms of appropriateness of modules or the instruments used in the reading program as perceived by the teachers, it suggests that the teachers very much agree that the instruments used are appropriate to the learners as indicated in the over-all weighted mean of 3. 37. Based on the graph of oral reading assessment of the pupils from school year 2014-2017, it is evident that the non-readers depleted as the year progresses.

DISCUSSIONS

The results of the study shows that there is a recommendation to amend the understanding procedures of the program in terms of using ICT strategies and efficacy of choice of words. The results also pointed out that there is a significant impact in the reading ability among the pupils who were given intervention through the own reading program implemented by Sta. Maria Elementary School.