Essay About Reading Proficiency

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Introduction
Reading is a basic life skill. It is a foundation for a child 's success in school, and, indeed, throughout life. It is a common perception that reading proficiency is an indication of being knowledgeable. A good reading skill is an indicator of being educated. Reading is an essential skill to help people learn any kind of knowledge and experience. On-line articles, books, magazines, and newspapers, including pictures for visual reference, utilize print to share information with the reader. In line with the implementation of the K to 12 Basic Education Program, the Department of Education (DepEd) has implemented “Every Child A Reader Program (ECARP),” through DepEd Memorandum No.402.s.2004 and Administrative Order No. 324. ECARP is also part of the ten-point education agenda of the former President Benigno Aquino III to ensure that the country’s public schools produce well-equipped graduates who could cope to the different challenges in life. Additionally, DepEd has implemented the Philippine Informal Reading Inventory (Phil-IRI), an assessment tool that evaluates the reading proficiency of learners. The entire set of Phil-IRI consists of four assessment tools that focus on evaluation of specific pupils’ reading ability. With the proper administration of these assessment tools, the teacher will have more comprehensive view …show more content…

But, it should be noted that communication is just a part of the total abilities to be developed in the learners. Hence, this study would like to determine the reading proficiency levels of the pupils both in silent and oral reading and to correlate this to their academic performance. Accordingly, the study would provide the teachers with thorough knowledge on the intervention plans that will be developed to address the things that need to be addressed after the culmination of this research

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