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कार्यमूलक अनुसन्धान :नमुना अठ्ठाईस
कार्यमूलक अनुसन्धान :नमुना अठ्ठाईस
Researcher : Janak Raj Poudel
School : Shree Diwas Secondary School
Address : Shuklagandaki- 3 ,Tanahun
Topics: Improving students reading proficiency
1.Identification of the problem
Two students studying in grade 8 of Shree Shree Diwas Secondary School Shuklagandaki Tanahun seems to have low level of participation in reading activities. What kind of activities helps these two weak students of grade 8 in enhancing reading proficiency?
2.Statement of the problem
There are various challenges in English language classroom which directly hinders in students learning. Among these problems two students in my English classroom couldn't read the textbook in correct pronunciation with accuracy and fluency. I provide them enough opportunity to read the textbook but they weren't encouraged to read the given text and enhance their reading proficiency. My effort couldn't be fruitful in uplifting reading skills due to their ability and different circumstances. The main problem is English is taught as second language in our schools and learning English is problematic for the students of Nepali medium schools.
3.Evidence of the problem
I am Lower secondary level teacher teaching in Shree Diwas Secondary School Tanahun. I have been teaching English subject in grade 8 in this school since last 2 years. There are 30 students in my classroom. Among those students 15 students are actively participate in reading activities and they are good in reading in any given text. And 13 of them are partially participating in reading activities and they are not so good in reading in any text. At last remaining 2 students are hardly participated in reading activities. So due to the above mentioned circumstance my concern is to find out reason behind their less participation in reading activities and suggests some remedial measures to improve their reading skills adopting effective strategies.
4.Objectives of the research
The objectives of this research are as follows:
- To find out reasons behind students less participation in reading activities.
- To suggest some remedial measures in enhancing students reading proficiency.
5.Possible causes of the problems
The possible causes of the two students of grade 8 in not taking active participation in reading activity are listed below:
- Lack of motivation
- Lack English learning environment in the classroom.
- Lack of reading habit of English textbook at home.
- Fear of possible errors.
- Lack of enough reading practice in and outside the classroom.
- Due to shyness and hesitation.
- Lack of vocabulary power and grammar.
- Lack of attention.
6.Possible solving measures of the problems
- Firstly, I will start teaching inside the classroom by modeling myself the reading text given in the textbook and make rest of the students to follow me. Then I will make some other good students to read the same text in the same procedure.
- Secondly, I will make students to underline the new words in their textbook which they felt difficult in pronunciation and I will teach them the correct pronunciation of those words and make them to read aloud those new words in group so that they could pronounce with correct accuracy and fluency.
- Thirdly, I will divide the students in 6 different groups and I put them in circle. There are 5/5 students in each groups. Then I will make each student to read 1/1 sentence turn by turn in circle of short paragraph.
- Fourthly, I will provide ample opportunity for the student's to read seen text from their textbook and at the same time I will provide some English short paragraph in the form of text cut out and will make to read those sentences.
- Lastly, I will implement many techniques such as practicing dialogue of textbook, storytelling, news reading, reading short paragraph in chain, expanding the sentences of the textbook by reading the text etc.
7.Procedures of action
The procedure of action research is based on cyclic process where for all alternatives with plan are applied until getting the achievements. Regarding cyclic process they are plan, act, observation and reflection.
Plan
| Action Plan | |
| Focus | Improving students reading proficiency |
| Why |
|
| S N | What | How | Who | when |
| 1 |
preparation of the plan |
By writing proposal | Janak Raj Poudel | By 1st week of Falgun |
| 2 | Implementation of the action plan by involving students | using better reading strategies by involving students in group activity and adopting better reading strategies | English language teachers and students | 2nd week of Falgun |
| 3 | Data collection |
|
students | |
| 4 | Report writing | Report writing | Janak Raj Poudel | 4th week of Falgun |
Act
After submitting the action plan, I started the action pre reading activities. I prepared different reading text by typing it in a piece of paper and I distributed it in the class. Turn by turn I made students to read that reading materials in front of the class. After that activity I knew the real ground level of the students. I requested those weak students to underline the difficult words which they feel difficult to pronounce it. I started my teaching learning activities by thinking their problem and I divided the students in different small groups and assigned them different task to each group of students. I found some of the weak students are learning by doing co- operation, co- ordination with their friends. Their friends were helping them in meaningful and fruitful learning of reading text. Different activities like practicing dialogue of textbook, storytelling, news reading, reading short paragraph in chain, expanding the sentences of the textbook by reading the text etc. were practiced in each groups of students. So such activities help students in improving reading skills. Then I decided to test the following criteria through reading test:
- vocabulary
- spelling
- pronunciation
- accuracy in reading
- fluency in reading
I recorded the reading activity of each group of the students and make them to listen again and again. I also requested them to find out their mistake after hearing their recorded reading activity. After that I provided some English short paragraph in the form of text cut out and made them to read those sentences.
Then I also placed some of the students in circle and made them to practice the reading text in the form of chain story. I also conducted board race and back to the board game inside the classroom in enhancing students reading skills, improving spelling and vocabulary. Each group of students tried to show their better performance in reading activity. I prepared other different model of reading text in every weeks and made weak students to read those text in front of the class.
Observation
I conducted reading contest to observe the reading proficiency of the weak students of Grade 8 to improve their reading skills. I record it and make them to listen and find out their mistake. The weak students are very excited in the contest. They were able to show their better performance in reading activity. They are able to read any written text, English news, cut out, chain story, with correct pronunciation, spelling, accuracy and fluency. After using these techniques in my language classroom I found that weak students were motivated to read any reading materials in and outside the classroom with their friends. The shy and hesitated students also started to read English textbook with their friends. Therefore, after the implementation of my plan in English classroom I found positive change in student's behavior.
Reflection
The act I applied in my classroom really increased the weak student's active participation in reading activities. It is the last process of the cycle. Here I analyzed the result obtained in the post reading test. I hoped that it helped in improvement of the reading activity of the weak students. I shared this idea with my fellow teachers and colleagues in the school. I myself mirrored my new teaching way in the classroom. I could get what I expected on the part of the students.
8.Dissemination
Finally, the action research was fruitful to learn those students. Therefore, me as an English teacher I wanted to improve my teaching styles as far as possible.
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