Improving the Basic Oral Reading Skills of Grade 10 Through Word Stress Intersect

Abstract

The study sought to determine the effectiveness of Word Stress Intersect as a strategy for improving the oral reading skills of Grade 10 – Carnelian Candon National High School (CNHS) students during the school year 2022-2023. Specifically, it aimed to determine (1) the level of the oral reading skills of Grade 10 – Carnelian students of CNHS, (2) the significant difference between their pre-test and post-test scores, and (3) the gain ratio obtained by the students from the results of the pre-test and post-test of the study. The study also employed a one-group pre-test/post-test research method to assess the efficacy of word stress intersect in improving the students' basic oral reading skills. A teacher-made test was also used to determine the level of the oral reading skills of the students in two-syllabled and three-syllabled nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, and prepositions during the pre-test and post-test. The 43 Grade 10 – Carnelian students served as the study's respondents. Based on the result of the study, the following are presented: the level of oral reading skills of the respondents improved from Poor to Outstanding, and there is a significant difference between  the pre-test and post-test scores. It implies, therefore, that Word Stress Intersect is an effective strategy in improving the level of the oral reading skills of the student-respondents.