IMPROVING STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH

INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA
Reading is a skill that may be employed both in and out of the classroom. Reading is a

fundamental life skill, (Anderson, 1985). It is essential to a child's academic and overall

success in life. Opportunities for professional success and personal fulfillment will surely be

missed without a strong reading foundation. Even though it's crucial, reading is one of the

educational system's most difficult subjects. This issue is made even more urgent by the

technology society's constant desire for high literacy levels (Snow, Burns, & Griffin, 1998).

Today's educational advancement is inextricably linked to the science and technology

advancement. The level of education required always advances with the advancement of

technology. Teaching and learning in the classroom has to be original and creative in terms

of education. In this instance, students' level of reading proficiency in English classes is

particularly poor. Despite the fact that technology is developing quickly nowadays, it is not

doing enough to help children' reading abilities.

However, the pupils at Central Elementary School in discovered that reading is the most

important skill to have based on our initial observations. They have hard time to master

skill. They struggled to fully comprehend the English texts' content. For instance, after

reading a piece, they were unable to determine its subject. Additionally, they were unable to

properly respond to inquiries about the content. The situation affects how well-versed in

English other students are. Some issues were the root cause of this challenge.

Some causes led to the difficulties. They relied heavily on the teacher and textbook

resources from the course. The majority of educators rely on printed materials. Lack of
media to support the teaching and learning processes, the absence of interactive

multimedia sources, the inability for students to participate actively in the teaching and

learning process due to time constraints, the low motivation of students, their passivity

during the English teaching and learning process, and a lack of vocabulary are all issues

that affect students' ability to learn. All of these elements played a role in the kids' poor

reading comprehension.

Introduction: Proposed Intervention I Innovation I Strategy

The students had a great aversion to reading, particularly reading aloud given that it would
be so starkly shown to the public, the English text. For instance, when the instructor
requested that one of the pupils read the passage aloud on their own he lacked self-
assurance and did not want to read among the pupils. Learning became unstable in this
circumstance, and students' interest in their studies tended to decline.

Given the aforementioned information, the teacher should look for efficient methods  to
enhance the teaching and study of English reading at Central Elementary School Grade
4,  Interactive multimedia is one of the techniques that can be used in the teaching and
learning process.

Reading is one of the macro skills that is thought to be difficult to master, however

interactive multimedia can help,  by considering the factors that contribute to reading
difficulties. The resources provided by this program to the instructors, particularly those for
reading, will help them. Students' enjoyment of the lesson can be increased by
incorporating technology into the teaching and learning process particularly kids were
really interested in this. The need for research on how to employ media that combines
what kids want, need, and lack with their enjoyment to make reading instruction and
learning more successful is important.

Considering the aforementioned justification, the difficulties in the classroom at Central

Elementary School Grade 4, where I am observing the learning process of English
language through reading, I am eager to discover a solution to  aiding in the teaching of
reading to students. The goal of this study is to improve students' reading abilities through
interactive multimedia, with the specific goal of making reading exercises more exciting
and enjoyable in the fourth grade during the academic year 20222-2023.

Research Questions

How effective is the Interactive Multimedia on improving reading comprehension?

What are the lessons and insights on the implementation of Interactive Multimedia?

Method: Participants/Sources of Data

For this classroom action research, Grade 4 students will participate. There are 41 students in
the Section Parrot Grade 4 class and Five (5) of them can hardly read nor comprehend. This
group meets five times a week to study English. With the assistance of an English teacher at
who also works as a collaborator. A lack of reading comprehension skills will be used to choose
the study basis. The researcher will utilize pre-test and post test, teacher made questionnaire
that is subject to validation.

Method: Data Analysis

The tool for gathering research data is known as the research instrument. The researcher will

serves as the primary tool because she’s planning, taking action, observe, and reflect before

writing the report. In this investigation, three instruments will be used. The observation sheet,

the interview instructions, and a few tests (pretest and post test).