HOME BASED READING DIAGNOSIS & REMEDIATION FOR ESL LEARNERS OF

BRGY. ANDAGAO, KALIBO, AKLAN

An Analytical Paper
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment for the Course in
Developmental Reading
(EDUC.20)






Submitted to
PATRICK ANTHONY P. JAMILARIN
Instructor
Aklan State University
College of Industrial Technology
Teacher Education Department






Submitted by
JOVY D. YACUB
BSED 3A Student





May 2014

TABLE OF CONTENTS



I. INTRODUCTION 1

II. METHOD(S) USED 1-2

III. PROBLEM(S) OBSERVED 2-3

IV. ANALYS(E)S 3

V. RECOMMENDATION(S) 4

VI. APPENDICES 5-6















I. INTRODUCTION
A. Purpose of the Paper
This paper sought to find out the reading ability of the learner in order to
determine his/her difficulties in reading level. Through this paper, learners
ability will be assessed in reading comprehension, recognizing word correctly
and pronouncing words.
B. Respondent
A 12 years old named John Benedict Inosanto Nacar, a grade 6 learner in
Andagao Elementary School lived in Brgy. Andagao, Kalibo, Aklan was one
my respondent. He is the fifth among the eight siblings in the family. He is
friendly, kind and jolly one, too. According to him, he loves playing badminton
and volleyball. His parents named are Mr. Daniel I. Nacar, a construction
worker and Mrs. Sherry I. Nacar, a housekeeper. JB comes from a simple
but a happy family.
II. METHOD(S) USED
In this paper, the reading diagnostician used the following materials:
First is the San Diego Quick Assessment, a word recognition test that
provides ten words at each grade level, beginning with pre-primer level and
continuing through grade 11. Research has confirmed that this assessment
provides a fairly accurate estimate of a childs ability to read grade level material.
This is one test that has stood up as examination by numerous researchers and
easy to administer and requires very little time. San Diego Quick Assessment is
one of the most popular graded words list in the public domain.
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Second is the Wide Range Achievement Test which measures and
individual ability to read words, comprehend sentences, spell and compute
solutions to math problems. The latest offering in a test series was first
published in 1946 and available from Psychological Assessment Resources.
The various editions of the WRAT have enjoyed widespread used in a variety of
settings as a measure of the basic academic skills necessary for effective
learning, communication and thinking, reading and spelling words and performing
basic mathematical calculations.
Third is the Slosson Oral Reading Test which is designed to assess a subject
of oral recognition, word calling or reading level. It is a quick screening test to
determine students reading level. It is design as quick estimate to target word
recognition levels for children and adults. Slosson Oral Reading Test contains a
large number of items with a good sampling of test items.
III. PROBLEM(S) OBSERVED
A. In San Diego Quick Assessment, the learner got the perfect score in
recognizing the words correctly. I can classify him as an independent reader
because he can read the words adequately without the help of others.
B. Wide Range Achievement Test is designed to measure the comprehension
and the reading ability of the learner. Based on my observation, the learner
was very good in oral reading but need some more exercises in reading
comprehension skills for the better improvement. In this test, I noticed that the
learners failed to note crucial punctuation marks and omitted portion of words
due to his rapid reading without understanding.
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In general, the learner can read, can recognize as well as can pronounce
words correctly except those words that he cannot pronounce well.
C. In the Slosson Oral Reading Test which focuses to the correct pronunciation
of the word, the learner cannot pronounce some words like stream, timid and
damp.
IV. ANALYS(E)S
A. Maybe, the possible reasons the child can correctly recognize the words is
that his parents are very supportive to his studies thats why he is studying
well and maybe because he has a good and active teacher in school.
B. Maybe, the reason the learners need improvement in reading comprehension
skills is that his teacher did not engage him mostly in reading short stories
which need self-understanding.
C. I think the possible reason a child cannot correctly pronounce those words is
that those are new words for him that he never encountered before.

V. RECOMMENDATION(S)
To improve the performance of the child teacher and parents should do the
following:
For the learners teacher
1. Engage the learner in reading that need self-understanding.
2. Require the learner to reread passages where omissions were done.
3. Advise the learner to read carefully within appropriate speed depending
upon the type of material.
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For the learners Parents
1. Send their child to a specialist for the treatment for their childs defects.
2. Practice their childs skills in reading at home.
3. Give advice to motivate the child to read more.
For the learners
1. Show willingness in reading.
2. Develop proper posture in reading. .
3. Have time in reading. Start first with word by word pronunciation.













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VI. APPENDICES
The Respondent and Reading Diagnostician during Home-Based reading Diagnosis
and Remediation at Brgy. Andagao, Kalibo, Aklan conducted on May 21, 2014.



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