English Composition Writing Skill Of Grade Vi Pupils: Basis For Teacher-Intensive Training

AUTHOR(S)

Jackie Lyn Z. Dalman

ABSTRACT

The study aimed to find out the composition writing skill of Grade VI pupils of the West District in the Dipolog City Division. The study was conducted in the West District of the Dipolog City Division in the following schools: Miputak East Central School; Miputak West Elementary School; Sta. Filomena Elementary School; Tubod Elementary School; Sta. Isabel Elementary School; and Magsaysay Elementary School. There were the 245 Grade VI pupils of the schools found in the West District of the Division of Dipolog City. The study used the descriptive method with quantitative and qualitative data. The Grade VI pupils of the West District of Dipolog City were generally below average in their writing skills. They were found to be deficient in the content or the topic of the composition, in grammar punctuation and case, in their handwriting, and in spelling. They were fair in the organization of ideas, in the structure of their sentences, and in vocabulary. These results will be of great help as basis for an intensive teacher training in the district.