“Let us Read Amidst the Pandemic Campaign” Improving Reading Comprehension Among Grade Five Pupils

Abstract

This Practical Action Research aimed at determining the effectiveness of the reading campaign among the Grade V pupils. It employed the narrative. Action research methods was applied where multiple choice questions were deployed for pre-evaluation. There were 10 pupils who participated in this study. The result showed that they performed very poor in all dimensions of reading comprehension, However, the intervention was done after 8 weeks through interviews, there was a significant increase in their performance. Thus, the reading program changed the lives of the pupils. It was an effective approach based on the different activities provided by the teacher. Aside from that, her presence made a difference because they were able to ask questions that are difficult to be done just by themselves. Therefore, teachers played a crucial role during the time of the uncertainties in helping their learners enhance their reading skills in language.