English Reading Partners on the Move: A Pre-Experimental Study to Improve Grade 2 Learners' Reading Skills
Keywords:
English Reading Partners, Fluency, Learning Group, Reading Comprehension, Sight-Word EfficacyAbstract
The alarming prevalence of reading skill deprivation in young learners has been exacerbated by the pandemic and school closures. As a result, a reading intervention was seen as essential to supplement and meet the needs of learners in terms of reading retention. The researchers conducted a pre-experimental study with Grade 2 learners at St. Anne Learning Center to gradually provide a solution to this underlying problem. The pre-experimental study focused on English Reading Partners, four weeks of reading intervention program designed to improve learners' skills in reading comprehension, sight-word efficacy, and fluency. The program's impact was evaluated using a one-group pre-test and post-test design, comparing results before and after the reading intervention. The study's results, analyzed using Bett's Criteria, P-Value, and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, were further validated by feedback from learners and advisers, attesting to the significant changes observed. In conclusion, the reading intervention was effective, as significant changes were proven by a thorough analysis of the statistical method. This study shows that learners were below the frustration level but became instructional after receiving the intervention. Overall, English Reading Partners helped Grade 2 learners regain their reading skills and identified a few key factors in fully maximizing them.
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