Title:
READING PERFORMANCE OF GRADE VI PUPILS IN ZONE III, SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBALES

Authors:
John Harries L. Rillon and Lilian F. Uy ,Philippines

Abstract:
The study sought to determine the level of reading performance of the 152 Grade VI pupils in Zone III, Schools Division of Zambales during the school year 2019-2020 geared toward the crafting of an intervention program to improve the reading performance of the pupils. The researcher made use of descriptive correlational method. Majority of the pupils were independent, fast, and accurate readers with independent level of comprehension. These pupils had newspaper, magazines, and books at home while they had newspaper, magazines, books, encyclopedia, and pamphlets at school. With regards to their level of reading performance, they were independent in reading words, fast in their reading speed, accurate readers, and independent in their reading comprehension. The reading teachers considered the hearing of sounds produced by the pupils as a challenge they encountered in decoding. This also included the determination of the level of the comprehension level of the pupils and the determination of the reading speed of the pupils. Findings revealed that there was significant difference on the level of reading performance of the Grade VI pupils as to reading words, reading speed, reading accuracy, and reading comprehension. There was no significant difference on the dimensions towards the challenges encountered by the reading teachers to the reading performance of the pupils. It established a slight or little correlation between the pupils’ reading performance and the available reading materials. Hence, the pupils need to continuously improve their reading performance. There is a need to craft an intervention program for this matter.