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when it comes to understanding what they have read. Another thing is their
vocabulary skill is not fully enhanced. Therefore, the teachers must use a better
strategy that may improve the vocabulary skill as well as the reading
critical in educational success of all individuals so that the students must possess
every subject matter, (Baier, 2005). Furthermore, the teachers are one of the
teacher must use and integrate better strategies in making them motivated to
understand what the students have read. According to the Constructivism theory
which was proposed by Lev Vygotsky, the students will be more encouraged to
understand the text through the help of the MKO or More Knowledgeable Others
such as teachers, friends or parents. In relation to this theory, the teachers have
the students so that motivating activity must be applied before, during and after
reading process. Before reading the text, the prior knowledge must be activated
by giving them some information about the author and the background of the text
itself. Then, during the reading process, the teacher may throw some thought-
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provoking questions that may let the students think critically about the text. Lastly,
after reading the text, the teacher may assess the comprehension of the students
by asking them some questions related to the text. However, there are still
tutors are truly effective (Van Keer & Verhaeghe, 2005) in doing so. The peer
tutoring is a great help for the students who re having tough times understanding
This project is for the students who are having hard time in decoding,
better to focus on the first level of the students in secondary school. The peer
tutoring is one-on-one assistance among the students who are having difficulties
The basis of this project is the struggles among the students who are
until now do not know how to read and understand what is read. This has been
the major problem why students are having difficulty coping with the specific
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e. to boost the confidence of the readers in performing reading-related activities.
The idea of this study will only focus on the PROJECT P-RARE (Peer-
non-readers, struggling readers and for readers as well. This will focus on
grades seven to ten students of Rosario National High School who are
enrolment period. After the gathering their reading ability, the proposal will be
Step 1: Getting Organized, prepare Step 6: Develop solution, improve Step 9: Roll out solution
the data and profile of the students, the process.
needs analysis Step 10: Check its progress.
Step 7: Finalize Improvement Plans.
Step 2: talk to the students involved
and parents concerned.
research study. The 30- selected students from grades 7 to 10 from the
selected based grade level and the result of PHIL-IRI. These participants
subjects of this continuous plan and research. Pre and Post reading
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Diagnose the Preparation for Implementation of
Focus Group
students reading Project P-RARE Project P-RARE
Discussion
skill launching launching
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Action Research Work Plan and Timelines
Identifying the
subjects/respondents for
the study and their needs
Reading literature and
studies about Developing
Vocabulary and Reading
Comprehension Skills
Generating the Research
Questions.
Planning the Research
instrument
conducting an interview
and survey to the
participants of this study
Continuous process of
the reading activity
Working on the results
and improvement plan.
Cost Estimate
ITEM AMOUNT
Folders 20
Bond papers 200
Printing 550
Total 770
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Plans for Dissemination and Utilization
DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES
REFERENCES
Dole, J. A. Duffy, G. G., Roehler, L. R., and Pearson, D. D. (1991). Moving from the old to
the new: research on reading comprehension instruction. Review of Educational Research 61