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LIVED EXPERIENCES OF TEACHERS IN THE RECOVERY OF GRADE 1-3 STRUGGLING READERS OF ECHAGUE EAST DISTRICT
FLORDELIZA T. RUDIO, EdD, Public Schools District Supervisor, Echague East District; BARBARA G. ABAT, Principal I, Echague East Central School; LILIBETH P VITE, EdD, Principal I, Pag-asa Elementary School
ABSTRACT
Teachers are essential in producing quality learners, especially in reading. Despite having the qualifications of proficient teachers in the Department of Education, there are still cases of having struggling readers in their classes. In this study, the researchers explored the experiences of the 10 Grade 1-3 teachers of Echague East District in the recovery of their struggling readers employing the phenomenological qualitative approach. The participants were interviewed one-by-one based on their lived experiences in the recovery of their struggling reader, and their responses to recovery challenges they encountered with the struggling readers. From the results, the following five themes emerged from the experiences of the Grade 1-3 teachers in the recovery of their struggling readers which are: Assessment of Learners’ Decoding Skills in the Beginning of the School Year, Learners Not Reading in their Grade Level, Absenteeism and Lack of Interest in Reading, Learners Short Attention Span, High Cost of Reading Materials Production. While responding to the recovery challenges they encountered with their struggling readers, four themes were formed, namely: Ask for Technical Assistance, Giving of Rewards to Motivate Learners Read, Collaboration with Colleagues and Parents; and Adaption of Various Strategies in Remedial Reading. Thus, it is recommended that teachers should be assisted in the provision of sufficient reading materials; teachers should initiate for their capacity building on teaching reading pedagogies; serious engagement of teachers in innovations and researches in the reading development of learners; teachers must become passionate and show love of reading and concentration in the comprehension development of learners; and setting of standards qualifying Grades 1-3 teachers in reading.
Keywords: struggling learners, reading recovery, lived experiences, grade 1-3 teachers
Year: 2025
posted on June 11, 2025
How to Cite
Rudio, F., Abat, B., & Vite, L. (2025). Lived Experiences of Teachers in the Recovery of Grade 1-3 Struggling Readers of Echague East District. Saringit, 5(1), 7-12.
