Home⇛Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal⇛vol. 27 no. 3 (2024)

Enhancing Reading Comprehension of Junior High Students of Batu-Batu National High School Thru 4rs Strategy

Letecia Maquiso | Glendale Arabani | Al-din Ismah | Tadzmahar Alsad | Almina Ajihil

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

This study aimed to enhance the reading comprehension level of Grade 10 students using the 4R Strategy. Framed after Richard Sagor’s Four –Stage Model, this action research is designed to determine if there is an improvement in students’ reading comprehension after implementing the 4R Strategy. Through purposive sampling method, a total of forty students who belonged to frustration level readers participated in the study. They were then randomly assigned into control group and experimental group. 4R Strategy ( Read, Retell, React & Reflect) was employed, and a reading instrument from PHIL-IRI was used to collect the data. There was a Pre Test done before implementing the intervention and a Post Test was conducted after the 15-day session. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to determine the students’ comprehension level during Pre-Test and Post Test and to determine how dispersed the scores were. Paired T-Test was also employed to determine the significant difference between the Pre-Test and Post Test Scores. Findings revealed that the 4R Strategy helped improve the reading comprehension level of students as proven by the results of their pre-test and post test scores. This study found out that the 4R strategy was an effective approach in enhancing students’ comprehension. Thus, this study recommends adopting 4R Strategy to improve the reading comprehension skills of students.



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