Enhancing the Reading Comprehension Skills of Short Stories of Grade 3 Dahlia at Pinagtungulan Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Reading is considered an important skill that should be acquired by every individual. It is a primary tool in the development of a total human being. One of the most common problems faced by students today is that they are losing their interest in reading. In such case, the students should be brought to the act of reading and his or her interest in the content and self-efficacy as a reader. The seeming task of bringing the interest of the students in reading requires effective strategies or activities.Based on the result of Pretest in Phil-IRI among grade three pupils, it was found that most of the pupils belong to the frustration level. In connection with this, the study aimed to solve the problem about the reading comprehension skills of short stories of Grade Three pupils through different reading comprehension skills enhancement activities.

METHODS

This study utilized descriptive survey in order to achieve the purpose of this study.This study used two data gathering procedures namely baseline data gathering, for identifying the comprehension level of grade three pupils, and reflective survey method. Checklists were prepared, validated, distributed, tallied and interpreted to identify the common difficulties encountered by the readers and toidentify the different activities that contribute to the enhancement of the reading comprehension skills of the pupils.

RESULTS

There were 47 Grade III pupils tested in reading comprehension during the pretest. Five (5) or 11% is independent, ten (10) or21% fall under the instructional level, while thirty-one (32) or 68% belong to frustration level in reading comprehension. The data revealed that 68% of these pupils need thorough assistance and remediation to enhance their comprehension skills. On the other hand, it was found that the difficulties encountered that hinder the pupils reading comprehension were word recognition, vocabulary word development, logical and reasoning skills, lack of reading materials and decoding skills.

DISCUSSIONS

It is evident that there should be a proposed plan of action in order to enhance the reading comprehension abilities of Grade III Dahlia pupils. It is recommended that both teachers and parents should take their parts in the progress of the reading comprehension abilities of the pupils. Factors that hinder the attainment of good comprehension level among pupils must be recognized and evaluated.