Preparation and validation of reading material for grades two and three pupils

Abstract

There is also a need to conduct reading instruction in ways that would enhance the pupils' sense of achievement and feeling of success. To help pupils acquire reading skills to provide further practice in skills developed in the basic readers, and to provide teachers with suitable and varied reading materials to help pupils acquire basic reading skills at their own rate or ability, this project has been undertaken. The specific purpose of this project was to prepare and validate reading materials for grades II and III pupils in the district of Leganes, Iloilo. The project aimed to establish the validity, reliability, and usability of the prepared reading materials. In addition, a teacher's manual was prepared to help ensure the use of the materials as they are intended to be used. Statement of the Problem The main objective of this project was to prepare reading materials to meet children's reading interests, to develop vocabulary, word attack, and comprehension skills in grades two and three pupils, which are specified in the Revised Elementary Learning Continuum and the Barbe Reading Skills Sequential Skill Plan. Specifically, the project aimed to establish the validity, reliability and usability of the prepared reading materials and to prepare a teacher's manual for these materials.