Mitigating the Reading Complexity of the Young Learners through Paired Reading and Book on Tape

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of paired reading and book on tape in mitigating the reading complexity that would help the students improve their reading comprehension. The study used a quasi-experimental method with 28 respondents from a public school in Concepcion, Tarlac. A pre-reading and post-reading test were used as instruments. To analyze the data, descriptive statistics and a posttest-only, nonequivalent group design were used to present the data. Results showed that the majority of the students achieved excellent ability with a mean of 6.08 (86.86%) in the pre-reading test. While in the post-reading test, paired reading obtained fairly good with a mean of 4.64 (66.29%), and book on tape obtained good ability with a mean of 4.93 (70.43%). The findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between post-reading levels of the paired reading and book on tape, as both interventions got a mean of 4.79 (68.43%). This indicated that the intervention materials presented, which are paired reading and books on tape, can be used as strategies for improving the reading and comprehension skills of the students.