Employing ReACos to Improve the Comprehension Level of Grade 7 Students of DLOMNHS

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

One of the competencies in reading comprehension is identifying the main idea of the text presented. The ability to identify the main idea in a text, whether it is stated directly or inferred, is critical for students to comprehend meaning when reading. Dante Luib Osano Maputi National High School is a school in Tagbina II District which encountered a problem in developing such skill. The researcher and a Grade 7 English teacher conducted a 10-item test in identifying the main idea to the 49 Grade 7 students. Based on the results, 30 (61.22%) out of 49 Grade 7 students did not meet the expectation descriptor. There is a need to find means to solve or lift them through an intervention activity or program. This was the reason why the researcher developed interest in conducting the study to be able to excogitate activity in reading comprehension through ReACos (Remediation Activities for Comprehension).

METHODS

Purposive Sampling was used in selecting the respondents in this study. All students who did not meet the expectation descriptor in the pretest underwent Remediation Activities for Comprehension. The researcher used frequency distribution for the listing of the scores of the respondents in the activities including pretest and posttest and percentage to identify how many of the students passed or failed on the Phil-IRI formula and standards. Moreover, the researcher used t-test in measuring the significant difference of the results.

RESULTS

It has been found that there were 30 out of 49 students who did not meet the expectation descriptor whose grade equivalent is below 75 in the 10-item Pre-Test. Thus, appropriate intervention was conducted. After the conduct of the intervention program, the results show that there is a significant difference between the results in identifying the main idea before and after ReACos intervention since the p-value (0.000) is lesser than the level of significance (0.05).

DISCUSSIONS

Relative to DLOMNHS, ReACos was found to be effective in improving the Grade 7 students' reading comprehension particularly their competence in identifying the main idea. Out of the 39 students who underwent the intervention, there are two (2) remaining students who did not meet the expectation. They will be given another set of activities suited to their needs and intellectual level. ReACos may be implemented in another school to find out if it would still work out effectively as it did in DLOMNHS.