Effectiveness on the Utilization of Teacher-Made Reading Activities in Improving the Comprehension Skills of Grade 6 Pupils

AUTHOR(S)

Eileen C. Capin

ABSTRACT

Reading is a tool for learning all other areas. It provides us with information about the world and the universe. It played a very important role in the development of the country, and we cannot ignore the fact that it has an impact on the people as well. Therefore, teachers must do something to let the pupil read and teach them the reading skills needed for the grade. We cannot deny the fact that during this pandemic, many of the pupils suffer from learning loss. Some of them are struggling to read. Thus, it is in this premise that the researcher conducted this study to evaluate the effectiveness on the utilization of the teacher-made reading activities in improving the comprehension skills of the Grade 6 pupils. Employing the quasi-experimental research design using the pre-test and post-test, the researcher utilized the researcher-made reading passages and stories with comprehension questions to determine their comprehension level before and after the 4-week intervention. Moreover, the researcher crafted differentiated, varied, interactive and relevant teacher-made reading activities to be used during the data gathering process and this becomes the intervention of the study. In addition, the researcher also crafted lessons plans for 4 weeks highlighting the utilization of the teacher-made reading activities in the teaching-learning process in her English lessons. The 2nd quarter Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs) in English Grade 6 were the basis on the competencies used by the researcher. After a series of tests and interventions provided by the researcher to the respondents of the study, the result found out that these materials are effective in improving the reading comprehension skills of the Grade 6 pupils. Hence, this study revealed a significant difference in the pre-test and post-test performances of the Grade 6 pupils before and after the utilization of the teacher-made reading activities in teaching comprehension skills among the pupils. Thus, utilizing the teacher-made reading activities which are contextualized, experienced-based, relevant and interactive is effective in improving the comprehension skills of the pupils.