The Use of Drop Everything and Read (DEAR) in Teaching Reading among Grade VI Pupils at Dassun Elementary School

This study aims to evaluate the impact of the DEAR program on the reading comprehension of Grade VI pupils. The researcher employed quasi-experimental research design adopting the passages found in the Philippine Informal Reading Inventory (Phil-IRI) for the grade. The target population was given a reading comprehension pretest to identify the study's sample respondents. The thirty grade 6 learners in the mentioned locale were included in the study. The pre-test mean is 66.10 and 88.73 in the post-test, which marked a significant difference between the scores. The data strongly suggests that the DEAR program had a positive and measurable impact on the participants' reading comprehension abilities. Since DEAR program is significantly effective in Grade 6 Leviticus pupils, full implementation of the program must be given to all Grade level in elementary. This program is recommended and must be implemented in all schools to address the reading difficulties of the learners most specially those learners who cannot read and comprehend to rekindle the love of reading and lifelong learning. The result of the study highlights the importance of targeted reading programs like Project DEAR in educational settings, emphasizing their role in promoting literacy development and academic achievement among elementary school learners.