Overview

Original Research

EFFECTIVENESS OF REMEDIAL READING TO NON-READERS IN THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL IN SIHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LUCY A. PLATA 1, MARTINA B. REYNO 2, and Dr. HELEN C. FUENTES 3.

Vol 19, No 07 ( 2024 )   |  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12754440   |   Author Affiliation: Eastern Samar State University, Main Campus, Graduate Studies, Masters in Education, Major in Educational Management, Maypangdan, Borongan City, Eastern Samar 1,2; Research Adviser, Eastern Samar State University, Main Campus, Graduate Studies, Maypangdan, Borongan City, Eastern Samar 3.   |   Licensing: CC 4.0   |   Pg no: 225-240   |   Published on: 10-07-2024

Abstract

The reading performance of pupils in Siha Elementary School is low as reflected in Phil-IRI assessment. In fact, none among the 21 respondents is able to read. This study focused on the effectiveness of Remedial Reading to Non-Readers in Intermediate Level at Siha Elementary School. It aimed to identify the effectiveness of various interventions used in the conduct of remedial reading. It covered 21 pupils from Grades 4, 5 and 6 as the respondents. Composed of 14 males and 7 females. The research looked into the reading level of the respondents and the significant difference after the intervention. This study is a pretest and post-test experimental design. Total enumeration method was utilized, where all pupils from grades 4, 5 and 6 were measured individually in terms of reading skills to determine who among them cannot read. The findings indicated increase from the results of pretest to the post-test. The results of post-test based on computed mean which is 27.14 as their reading level was found significantly higher than the pretest resulted as zero (0). It is recommended that the conduct of remedial reading classes be implemented for the pupils to develop genuine love for reading, supported by varied instructional materials.

Keywords

Effectiveness, Comprehension, Non-Readers, Remedial Reading, Word Recognition, Language Education.