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TITLE PAGE
Title Page i
Declaration of Anti-plagiarism ix
Memorandum of Agreement xi
Proposed Innovation 2
Research Design 26
Data Analysis 27
Cost Estimates 31
Plans for Dissemination and Utilization 32
References 33
Annexes 34
CONTEXT
impact every facet of a child’s academic performance. This is why early reading is so
important. Children who learn to read early go on to develop exceptional reading skills, and
achieve greater academic success in school. When kids fall behind in reading, they also lag
behind in other subject areas, and will struggle with school work. They become discouraged,
lose motivation, fall further behind, and it becomes a vicious cycle downwards.
The Department of Education has initiated programs to address the reading problems of
children. DepEd Order No. 45 s. 2002 or the Every Child A Reader Program (ECARP) is a
national program that has its goal that every child will be a reader by the time they finish
grade three. Several intervention and remediation programs had been conducted by teachers
in order to address the call of the DepEd. However, data showed that most of the pupils
reaching grades four and above still have difficulties in their reading proficiency level.
In fact, the Philippine – Informal Reading Inventory (Phil-IRI) English Post–Test result in
Kibacania Elementary School for the academic year 2018–2019 revealed that 24% of the
grades four to six pupils were frustrated readers, 31% were instructional readers, and 36%
were independent readers. When examined closely by the class advisers through the
individual oral reading of graded passages, it was found out that the frustrated readers were
having word recognition problems on words with consonant blends and consonant digraphs.
It was also found out that both frustrated and instructional readers had problems on fluency,
vocabulary and reading comprehension. This result transpires and reflects a dismal level of
According to Berns & Erickson (2005), contextual learning theory assumes that learning
make sense if the learners can deal with novel data within their own frame of reference.
Through this learning approach, the learner’s mind will look for the meaning of the text
within the context, that is the reader’s mind will associate what is written in the page to
his/her previous knowledge and experiences so that the text will emerge valuable.
Bonganciso, 2016 conducted a study on the effects of Contextualized Teaching and Learning
Information Technology students. Results revealed that there was a significant increase of the
contextualizing the reading tasks of the learners had positive effects on their comprehension
Consequently, this gave light to the researcher to design a Contextualized English Reading
Proficiency Toolkit (CERPT). This is to address the gap in English reading proficiency levels
of the learners. Reading resources shall be within the concern and within the context of the
Particularly, the purpose of this study is to see if the use of CERPT greatly enhances the
English reading proficiency level of grades four to six pupils in Kibacania Elementary School
for the academic year 2019 – 2020. Thereby making them independent readers.
PROPOSED INNOVATION
promotes positive learners’ engagement and improves learning skills among learners. Berns
& Ericson (2005) defines contextualization as the notion in teaching and learning which
relates the lesson or the content of a subject matter into a real world setting. Mazzeo, Rab, &
connect the learning of basic skills to career-related content through teaching and learning
connecting the thoughts and principles within and across disciplines. This means that in
teaching, the teacher must place the target skill in authentic situation to make the process of
learning significant to the learners. Context should not be taken for granted and should be
considered when a teacher plans, designs, and develops instructional learning activities.
The theory on Social Constructivism by Lev Vygotsky (Aljasan, 2011 in Bonganciso, 2016)
states that the social milieu is responsible in the first conception of one’s knowledge. Social
constructivists said that, learning is a dynamic process, finding of principles, theories, and
realities should be discovered by the learners themselves. Thus, the importance and
According to Curpoz & Salandan (2006 in Bonganciso, 2016), constructivists view learning
established between prior knowledge and the present learning activity. They further
elaborated that this is anchored on the belief that every learner constructs and reconstructs
the experience and background knowledge of the learners. To understand the text, readers
must also rely on prior knowledge to fully grasp what the text is trying to say (Kukla, 2000).
Contextual learning theory which states that learning happens when one is able link between
the content of the text and the context. In other words, the lesson or the reading text must be
related to the learners’ interest and are familiar to them. Since this study is for elementary
pupils, contextualized learning is needed in order to arouse their interest and attain greater
achievement in reading. Their instruction must be specific and pupils must relate the content
Resnick (n. d.) states that symbol manipulation and conceptualization were emphasized by
the education department, instead of learning things which are useful outside the classroom or
in the real world. She added that, decontextualizing the lesson makes the content of the lesson
Moghaddas (2013) has cited different sources of the elements of contextualization. There
content are put together to cater the needs of the students; the experiences of the learners
outside from the school which acknowledges the significance of the students’ out-of-the-
school experiences inside the classroom; the cooperation and collaboration among teachers to
the real materials and activities to be included in the lesson; student-focused learning that
deals with putting the students in the center of the educative process; use of clear learning
strategies that emphasizes the simple instructional plans which suits student’s level of interest
; and authentic assessment which tries to avoid the traditional paper pencil evaluation.
Description of Contextualized English Reading Proficiency Toolkit (CERPT)
reading resource. This is an initiative to address the gap in English reading proficiency levels
of the Kibacania Elementary School’s grades four to six pupils as well as of the grades two
and three pupils. It focuses on the development of word recognition, fluency, vocabulary and
reading comprehension skills. It aims to enhance the English reading ability level of our
The CERPT consists of FOUR Word Recognition and Comprehension Toolkit (WRACT) as
The Word Recognition and Comprehension Toolkit (WRACT) includes short vowel
words in CVC pattern, consonant blends, consonant digraphs, long vowel words ending in
silent e, words with vowel digraphs, and words with vowel diphthongs. This toolkit is
designed for the grades two and three pupils as well as of the frustration readers in grades
Frustration readers have difficulty in word recognition, fluency, and their reading
comprehension are usually at three grade levels below their current grade level. Frustration
reader cannot read and understand the passage of his own. His/her oral reading score
performance is at 89% and below in Word Reading and 58% and below in Comprehension.
The Graded English Reading Comprehension Toolkit (GERCT) includes graded reading
comprehension passages that addresses the literal, inferential and critical skills. This toolkit is
design to augment the English reading proficiency level of frustration and instructional
readers.
Instructional readers have difficulty in fluency and their reading comprehension are usually at
two grade levels below their current grade level. Instructional readers can read with the
support of a teacher. This is the level where learners make the most progress in reading. Their
Toolkit (CERPT)
1. Conduct the Phil-IRI Pretest to determine the reading ability level of the pupils in
English.
2. Determine the pupils’ reading starting point using the Phil-IRI pretest graded reading
passages.
The starting point refers to the grade level passage where the learner can independently read
at. The starting point is very important since this is the basis in order to know the
If the learner’s score in English Group Screening Test is 0 – 7, he/she must be given a
passage that is 3 grade levels below his current level. Example: During the Group Screening
Test, he reads Grade 6 Graded Passage since he is a grade 6 pupil. He got a score of 6. So, his
If the learner’s score in English Group Screening Test is 8-13, he/she must be given a passage
that is 2 grades below his current level. Example: During the Group Screening Test, he reads
Grade 4 Graded Passage since he is a grade 4 pupil. He got a score of 10. So, his graded
Refer to table 1 for guidance in determining the pupils’ reading starting point in every grade
level.
After identifying the reading ability level and the reading starting point of the grades four to
six pupils, they will be given with the CERPT toolkit according to their needs to be used
every reading period. Refer to table 2 for guidance on what reading toolkit will be given to
every pupil. The reading period is conducted every Tuesday and Thursday, 7:45 to 8:35 in the
Comprehension Toolkit (WRACT) Grade 2, while the grade three pupils will be given with
4. Group the grades four, five and six pupils according to their reading starting
point.
The learners whose reading starting point are grades 1 and 2 will be grouped together and
will be classified as group A. The master teacher will take charge of them. While the learners
whose reading starting point are grade 3 and grade 4 level will be grouped together as well
and will be classified as group B. The grade 6 English teacher will be responsible on them.
Then those whose reading starting point are grade 5 and grade 6 will also grouped together
with the grade 5 English teacher as their mentor and they will be group C.
5. Implementation of CERPT.
English reading instruction which is every Tuesday and Thursday, 7:45 to 8:35 in the
morning. The grades two and three pupils will stay in their classrooms and their respective
b. Secure a copy of the CBR Module 1 & 2, and Word Recognition and
whose reading starting point is grade 1, while group A2 will be those whose
d. Give every pupil a copy of their CBR Module and or CERP Toolkit.
e. Inform the pupils about the objectives in using the reading toolkit.
f. Do group oral reading on the given activity for group A2 three times. Then let
g. While the group A2 are answering the activity, do group oral read on the given
h. Then conduct an individual oral reading for group A1 then rate their reading
performance using the rubrics in table 3. Indicate their rating on their toolkit
for easy monitoring of their progress. If the pupil gets a rating of 4 and 5,
i. Conduct remedial reading to the group A1 pupil who got a rating of 3 and
below. Preferably do the remedial on the same day during lunch break and on
the next day. Strive that he/she gets a rating of 4 or 5 on that certain activity so
k. Conduct remedial reading to the group A2 pupil who got a score of 3 and
below. Preferably do the remedial on the same day during lunch break and on
the next day. Strive that he/she gets a score of 4 or 5 on that certain activity so
l. Repeat steps f to k until the group A1 completed all the activities assigned to
c. Divide group B into two, the group B1 and group B2. Group B1 are those
whose starting point is grade 3, while group B2 are those whose starting point
f. Do group oral read on the given activity for group B1 three times. Then let
g. While the group B1 are answering the activity, do group oral read on the given
activity for group B2 three times. Then let them answer the questions that
follow silently.
h. Check the work of group B1 while the group B2 are answering on their
activity. If the pupil gets a score of 4 and 5, he/she can proceed to the next
i. Conduct remedial reading to the group B1 pupil who got a score of 3 and
below. Preferably do the remedial on the same day during lunch break and on
the next day. Strive that he/she gets a rating of 4 or 5 on that certain activity so
j. Check the work of group B2. If the learner got a score of 4 or 5, he/she can
k. Conduct remedial reading to the group B2 pupil who got a score of 3 and
below. Preferably do the remedial on the same day during lunch break and on
the next day. Strive that he/she gets a score of 4 or 5 on that certain activity so
l. Repeat steps f to k until all the pupils completed the activities in the toolkit
given to them.
for grades 5 to 7.
c. Divide group C into two, the group C1 and group C2. Group C1 are those
whose starting point is the GERCT Grade 5, while group C2 are those whose
f. Do group oral read on the given activity for group C1 three times. Then let
g. While the group C1 are answering the activity, do group oral read on the given
activity for group C2 three times. Then let them answer the questions that
follow silently.
h. Check the work of group C1 while the group C2 are answering on their
activity. If the pupil gets a score of 4 and 5, he/she can proceed to the next
i. Conduct remedial reading to the group C1 pupil who got a score of 3 and
below. Preferably do the remedial on the same day during lunch break and on
the next day. Strive that he/she gets a rating of 4 or 5 on that certain activity so
j. Check the work of group C2. If the learner got a score of 4 or 5, he/she can
k. Conduct remedial reading to the group C2 pupil who got a score of 3 and
below. Preferably do the remedial on the same day during lunch break and on
the next day. Strive that he/she gets a score of 4 or 5 on that certain activity so
l. Repeat steps f to k until the group C1 completed all the activities in GERCT
After receiving specialized instruction using CERPT, the pupils will be re-assessed using the
Phil-IRI Posttest Forms. Again, it shall be noted that only the identified frustration and
instructional readers during the pretest will be given with the Phil – IRI posttest. Using the
Phil – IRI posttest graded passages, the test administrator must again identify the student’s
reading ability level. The teacher records the score of each student and compares the result of
the posttest against the pretest. Likewise, the behavior during the reading of the selection is
compared to the student's behavior during the pretest. The result of the posttest and the
improved behavior while reading will indicate the pupils' improved reading skills. The Phil –
The study aims to help the grade nine of Bukidnon National School of Home Industries in the
academic year 20121 – 2022 enhance their English reading comprehension level through the
Bukidnon National School of Home Industries before and after using the
There is no significant increase in the English reading comprehension level of grade nine
This chapter serves as an orientation and explanation of the research methodology of our
action research. It further presents the research design, participants, data gathering procedure
Research Design
A pre-experimental research design will be utilized in this study. All the participants in the
study will be exposed to the innovation which is the use of Reflective Paragraph Mobile
Reading. The Phil–IRI Reading Assessment tool pre-test and post-test result will be used for
The participants of this study will be the grade nine students of Bukidnon National School of
Home Industries for the academic year 2021-2022. There will be 40 male and 40 female
students for a total of 80 students with ages ranging from 13-16 who will participate in the
study.
The research study will employ the reading comprehension test. The comprehension test
comprehension. The questionnaire was reading exercises for speed, comprehension, and
development of values from Testing Reading Power for high school. The reading
comprehension questionnaire consists of 50- item test that will be used for the pretest and
posttest.
In addition, students’ reading comprehension level was measured based on the following
90%-100% Independent
75-%-89% Instructional
Furthermore, to track and account the learning of the students, Reflective learning log will be
used in the study. The Reflective learning log included three parts: Before reading, During
reading and After reading. Moreover, this Reflective learning log employed three
comprehension strategies: Preview the paragraph and activate prior knowledge; Get the Gist,
identify the main idea of the paragraph; and Wrap Up, reflect on their learnings about the key
concepts.
Data Analysis
Descriptive statistics particularly mean will be employed to answer the comprehension and
level of the students. While, inferential statistics specifically paired t–test will be utilized to
COST ESTIMATES
The result of the study will be communicated to the internal and external stakeholders of the
school, district office, division office, regional office as well as in the national office and
The study will give baseline data for the planning and formulation of more enhanced reading
tools in for the improvement of the students’ reading comprehension level. The findings will
be presented both local and abroad. This will be published in both online and print journals of
publications.
REFERENCES
Berns, R. G. & Erickson, P. M. (2005). Contextual teaching and learning: Preparing students
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Kukla, A. (2000). Social constructivism and the philosophy of science. New York:
Routledge.
Mazzeo, C., Rab, S. Y., & Alssid, J. L. (2003). Building bridges to college and careers:
Contextualized basic skills programs at community colleges. Brooklyn, NY: Workforce
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Resnick, L. (n.d.). Learning in school and out. Retrieved from http:// methodenpool.uni-
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APPENDICES
Sample Activites in Contextualized English Reading proficiency Toolkit (CERPT)