Achievement of Retarded Grade Six Pupils Under a Reading Remediation Program
Keywords:
Achievement, Retarded, Reading Remediation ProgramAbstract
This study was conducted to determine the achievement of retarded grade six pupils of Mercedes Elementary School, District of Catbalogan II, during the school year 1988-1989, under a reading remediation program. This study employed the experimental method of research under the Pretest-Posttest- Control-Group Design with 30 Grade Six retarded pupils of Mercedes Elementary School, Catbalogan II District as subjects. The statistical treatment used in this study is the T-test for nonindependent sample to determine the significant difference between the pretest and the posttest mean scores of the EG and also of that of the CG, and also this test was used to determine the significant difference between the posttest mean scores of the EG and that of the CG. Based on the tables and statistical data presented, it has been established in this study that 25 percent of the total population of Mercedes Elementary School Grade Six pupils were retarded in reading performance, a slight difference or an almost equal reading skill performance between the experimental and control before the start of the experimental study was greatly changed and affected after a three-month reading remediation treatment of the experimental group and a three-month ordinary and routinary classroom activities with the control group. In the light of the findings just presented the following conclusions are drawn: a reading remediation program can bring about a significant improvement in the level of performance/achievement of pupils particularly those retarded in reading skills, and it is an effective, faster and richer means and solution to reduce reading retardation. Based on the foregoing conclusions, the following recommendations are made: (1) any teacher assigned to conduct a remedial instruction should plan/make a reading remediation program based on identified weaknesses of the retarded, (2) the program should be handled with sincere and genuine concern for the pupils’ welfare, (3) the three month time be extended to a longer period of time to give pupils more experiences and knowledge and to have a laudable effect of the program, (4) for better handling of remediation program, the school needs to have a faculty development plan focused on training for reading teachers.
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