READING PERFORMANCE OF LEARNERS IN NATIONAL READING CAMP AND FACTORS AFFECTING IT

This study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of National Reading Camp (NRC) to the reading performance of grade 2 learners in Filipino. It focused on their level of reading performance in the pre and post assessment tests along fluency and comprehension before and after the conduct of NRC. Differences in their performance between the two assessments and the extent of effect of the factors affecting their reading performance were also determined. The study employed the pre-experimental and descriptive survey method. The participants were 21 grade 2 learners of Monamon Elementary School, Bauko District II, Bauko, Mountain Province and their parents were considered as respondents of the study. Frequency count, mean and the t-test were used to treat the data. Findings revealed that the reading performance of grade 2 learners in Filipino in the pre-assessment test along fluency is at “reading at grade” level while their reading comprehension is at “transitioning reader” level before the conduct of NRC. Nevertheless, they attained a reading performance of “reading at grade” level in Filipino in the post-assessment test both in fluency and comprehension after the conduct of NRC. No significant differences were noted between the reading performance of learners in Filipino in the pre-assessment and post assessment tests along fluency and comprehension before and after the conduct of NRC. Language factor often affects the reading performance of learners while both the teacher and pupil factors sometimes affect their reading performance. Home factor does not affect the reading performance of learners. Based on the findings, it is concluded that the learners demonstrated an excellent reading performance in reading in Filipino along fluency in Filipino, as measured by the pre-assessment, since they were able to recognize and decode words. However, their comprehension remained at the transitioning stage, as they were unable to answer all the questions based on the given passage. There is an improvement in the level of reading performance of learners along fluency and comprehension as reflected in the post-assessment test after the National Reading Program (NRP) is implemented. Though there is an improvement in the reading performance of learners in the post-assessment test, after the conduct of NPC, this improvement was not significant. Language is often the factors that affects their reading performance in Filipino due to their limited vocabulary.