World Education Connect Multidisciplinary e-Publication, Vol. VI, Issue IX (September 2026), pp.287-292
MICHELLE S. PASCUAL
Teacher III/ San Sebastian Integrated School
Abstract
Persistent reading comprehension deficits among upper primary learners in developing education systems underscore the critical need for evidence-based literacy interventions during the transition to secondary schooling. This study evaluated the efficacy of an eight-week Structured English Reading Program (SERP) on the reading comprehension performance and engagement of Grade 6 learners in Ramon District, Isabela, Philippines. Utilizing a quantitative quasi-experimental one-group pretest-posttest design (), empirical data were collected using a validated 50-item reading comprehension assessment across five cognitive dimensions—literal, inferential, critical/evaluative, contextual vocabulary, and main idea summarizing—alongside a 20-item program engagement questionnaire. Paired-samples -test analysis revealed a statistically significant improvement in overall comprehension scores from pretest () to posttest (), yielding a mean gain of 13.02 points (). Learners demonstrated high overall program engagement (), which exhibited a statistically significant moderate positive correlation with comprehension gain scores (). The findings demonstrate that multi-component literacy instruction combining guided reading, explicit strategy training, contextual vocabulary exercises, and structured feedback significantly remediates upper elementary reading gaps, providing a scalable model for district-wide educational recovery initiatives.
Keywords
Reading comprehension; Structured intervention; Learner engagement; Elementary literacy
DOI https://zenodo.org/records/23076350
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