Implementing Project DREAMS (Developing Reading

Ability through Meaningful Strategies) in Addressing

Non-Readers among Grade II Pupils at Bagbag II
Elementary School
Authors

 Jonathan Fuensalida

Keywords: 

Project DREAMS, Nonreaders, Strategies

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

"Every Child A Reader Program" of the Department of Education (Department of Education) to gauge
the proficiency level of pupils to make every Filipino child a reader at his/her grade level. If the child
has poor reading, chances are his/her performance in any other subject is poor and eventually affects
learning. This situation brings the desire of the researcher to select this study to remedy the problem
using the implementation of Project "DREAMS" (Developing Reading Ability through Meaningful
Strategies) to reduce the non-readers.

METHODS

The descriptive method was used in gathering data from the Phil-IRI of teachers using the
documentary analysis and from the interviews done to the teacher-adviser and pupils which helped
to the development of the study.

RESULTS

The following were the results of the intervention done to reduce non-readers 1) develop
intervention to address non-readers, this project under CIP was inspired the researcher of the study
because it is a dream of any teacher that every learner any acquire knowledge, skills, and
understanding to combat the challenges of life in order to meet the global demands. Through the
teaching of reading, knowledge in different areas can be ascertained, and 2) effectiveness of the
intervention in reducing non-readers.

DISCUSSIONS

Based from the results of the study on giving remedial instruction through the said project, it helped
to decrease the number of non-readers among the target pupils. This project can be fully utilized as
an intervention to develop reading ability of pupils who are experiencing reading problem.