SDCA Asia-Pacific Multidisciplinary Research Journal

Abstract

Dependent readers often read less, have less exposure to print and therefore have limited sight vocabularies (Rief & Stern, 2010). In this study, the researchers examined effectiveness of adapting healthy literacy diet plan as supplementary approach in vocabulary development. The study targeted a group of 55 identified dependent readers among selected grade 7 students of Mariano Marcos Memorial High School. The intervention consisted of two treatments; treatment 1 was for twenty-three (23) dependent readers who used the diet literacy plan and treatment 2 was for twenty-two (22) identified dependent readers who used traditional vocabulary activities. Based on the findings, the researchers found out that adapting the modified model was effective in treatment 1. The score increased from means of 9.17 to 37.17, signifying a 72.23% improvement percentage rate. In Treatment 2, the score increased from means of 9.0 to 32.5, signifying a 52.22% improvement percentage rate. As compared both post-test results of each group signify that treatment 1 who used the healthy literacy model resulted to 10.40% higher compared to the group who did not utilize the model. The comparison of the two treatments determined the significant difference using adapted and standardized methods of word reading, reading fluency, reading comprehension, word attack skills and spelling. After six months of utilization, majority of the learners made substantial improvements in reading and reading fluency. Reading comprehension enhancements were more varied with almost a quarter of participants showing remarkable progress, while the remainder recorded considerably fewer notable gains (O’Rourke et al., 2016). The results were very encouraging to the researcher and demonstrated that research validated approaches can help at-stake readers close the gap with their typically developing peers.

Keywords: Literacy; Vocabulary; Diet plan; Level of readers; Dependent readers; Independent readers; Advance readers; Reading and vocabulary developmental approaches.

To cite this article:

Atiagan, J. M., & Naanep, C. K. (2022). Adapting healthy literacy diet plan as supplementary approach in vocabulary development among selected grade 7 students of Mariano Marcos Memorial High School. SDCA Asia-Pacific Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 4(1), 40-44. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.8023207