HOME BASED READING DIAGNOSIS & REMEDIATION FOR ESL LEARNERS OFBRGY. ANDAGAO, KALIBO, AKLAN

An Analytical PaperSubmitted in Partial Fulfillment for the Course in

Developmental Reading (EDUC.20)

Submitted toPATRICK ANTHONY P. JAMILARIN

InstructorAklan State University

College of Industrial TechnologyTeacher Education Department

Submitted byJOVY D. YACUBBSED 3A Student

May 2014

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION 1

II. METHOD(S) USED 1-2

III. PROBLEM(S) OBSERVED 2-3

IV. ANALYS(E)S 3

V. RECOMMENDATION(S) 4

VI. APPENDICES 5-6

I. INTRODUCTION

A. Purpose of the Paper

This paper sought to find out the reading ability of the learner in order to

determine his/her difficulties in reading level. Through this paper, learner’s

ability will be assessed in reading comprehension, recognizing word correctly

and pronouncing words.

B. Respondent

A 12 years old named John Benedict Inosanto Nacar, a grade 6 learner in

Andagao Elementary School lived in Brgy. Andagao, Kalibo, Aklan was one

my respondent. He is the fifth among the eight siblings in the family. He is

friendly, kind and jolly one, too. According to him, he loves playing badminton

and volleyball. His parents named are Mr. Daniel I. Nacar, a construction

worker and Mrs. Sherry I. Nacar, a housekeeper. JB comes from a simple

but a happy family.

II. METHOD(S) USED

In this paper, the reading diagnostician used the following materials:

First is the San Diego Quick Assessment, a word recognition test that

provides ten words at each grade level, beginning with pre-primer level and

continuing through grade 11. Research has confirmed that this assessment

provides a fairly accurate estimate of a child’s ability to read grade level material.

This is one test that has stood up as examination by numerous researchers and

easy to administer and requires very little time. San Diego Quick Assessment is

one of the most popular graded words list in the public domain. 1

Second is the Wide Range Achievement Test which measures and

individual ability to read words, comprehend sentences, spell and compute

solutions to math problems. The latest offering in a test series was first

published in 1946 and available from Psychological Assessment Resources.

The various editions of the WRAT have enjoyed widespread used in a variety of

settings as a measure of the basic academic skills necessary for effective

learning, communication and thinking, reading and spelling words and performing

basic mathematical calculations.

Third is the Slosson Oral Reading Test which is designed to assess a subject

of oral recognition, word calling or reading level. It is a quick screening test to

determine student’s reading level. It is design as quick estimate to target word

recognition levels for children and adults. Slosson Oral Reading Test contains a

large number of items with a good sampling of test items.

III. PROBLEM(S) OBSERVED

A. In San Diego Quick Assessment, the learner got the perfect score in

recognizing the words correctly. I can classify him as an independent reader

because he can read the words adequately without the help of others.

B. Wide Range Achievement Test is designed to measure the comprehension

and the reading ability of the learner. Based on my observation, the learner

was very good in oral reading but need some more exercises in reading

comprehension skills for the better improvement. In this test, I noticed that the

learners failed to note crucial punctuation marks and omitted portion of words

due to his rapid reading without understanding. 2

In general, the learner can read, can recognize as well as can pronounce

words correctly except those words that he cannot pronounce well.

C. In the Slosson Oral Reading Test which focuses to the correct pronunciation

of the word, the learner cannot pronounce some words like stream, timid and

damp.

IV. ANALYS(E)S

A. Maybe, the possible reasons the child can correctly recognize the words is

that his parents are very supportive to his studies that’s why he is studying

well and maybe because he has a good and active teacher in school.

B. Maybe, the reason the learner’s need improvement in reading comprehension

skills is that his teacher did not engage him mostly in reading short stories

which need self-understanding.

C. I think the possible reason a child cannot correctly pronounce those words is

that those are new words for him that he never encountered before.

V. RECOMMENDATION(S)

To improve the performance of the child teacher and parents should do the

following:

For the learner’s teacher

1. Engage the learner in reading that need self-understanding.

2. Require the learner to reread passages where omissions were done.

3. Advise the learner to read carefully within appropriate speed depending

upon the type of material.

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For the learner’s Parents

1. Send their child to a specialist for the treatment for their child’s defects.

2. Practice their child’s skills in reading at home.

3. Give advice to motivate the child to read more.

For the learners

1. Show willingness in reading.

2. Develop proper posture in reading. .

3. Have time in reading. Start first with word by word pronunciation.

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VI. APPENDICES

The Respondent and Reading Diagnostician during Home-Based reading Diagnosis

and Remediation at Brgy. Andagao, Kalibo, Aklan conducted on May 21, 2014.

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