Effectiveness of Fluency Oriented Reading Instruction in the Performance of Grade 6 Learners: Basis for Instructional Supervision

AUTHOR(S)

ROMNICK T. CELLAR

ABSTRACT

—— Reading fluency is the ability to read rapidly, accurately, and with proper expression, intonation, and pace. Through reading fluency, comprehension of the text is easily achieved and desired learning outcomes are attained. There are factors that hinder the learners in achieving reading performance. One of which is poor reading fluency where learners find difficulty in reading the words, phrases, and sentences correctly. Hence, this study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of fluency-oriented reading instruction in the performance of grade 6 learners. A proposed instructional supervision plan was formulated based on the findings of the study to guide and assist the school administrators and mentors in providing technical assistance to make every learner a reader. A quasi-experimental research design employing pre-test and post-test using the researcher-made reading test which focused on fluency and comprehension skills of the learners, and it was administered before and after the integration of fluency-oriented reading instruction. Simple percentage and t-test of mean difference were the statistical tools used to evaluate the result of the study. The study revealed a significant difference in the fluency performance of grade 6 learners before and after the integration of fluency-oriented reading instruction. The repeated reading instructional strategy implemented by the researcher in teaching reading skills during remedial reading period, the varied and differentiated reading materials presented, the readiness of the teacher in providing assistance to the learners and the willingness of the learners to learn to read and understand the meaning of the concepts conveyed in every story read had helped in achieving very good fluency performance of the learners. Hence, fluency-oriented reading instruction is effective in developing fluency performance of the learners. Keywords — Effectiveness, Fluency-Oriented Reading Instruction, Performance, Grade 6 Learners, Instructional Supervision