WELCOME
TO
MY ACTION RESEARCH
Title- “Improvement of reading and understanding
English words by class-IV learners.”
Guide Teacher Researcher Name
Submitted by
Suranjit Kumar Sethi
Roll no: 2401CB088
A few words about action research....
Action research is focused on solving problem or
informing individual and community based
knowledge in a way that impacts teaching, learning
and other related process. It is highly ignorant of a
person to know how to speak particular language. But
not know how to spell the words. English is a global
language and also use in all official communication,
whether oral or written, take the place though
English. It is thus the need of hour to provided various
type of strategies like, observation, dictation and hard
word meaning.
I went to Sanmouda primary school for my internship
on_____ at that time, I saw a lot of reading and
understanding problems in learner. So, I decided to
take the action research on improving the reading and
understanding skill in English.
CONTENTS
1. Title of the problem
2. Introduction
3. Need/Significance of the studies
4. Statement of the problem
5. Objective of the studies
6. Hypothesis
7. Methodology
(a) Sample
(b) Methods
(c) Tools used
(d) Action plan
[Link] of data collection
9. Pre-test result
10. Activities
11. Post-Test result
12. Data analysis graph
13. Conclusion
14. Education implications
15. Reference book
16. Annexure
Title of the problem:
Improvement of reading and understanding English
words by Class-IV student.
INTRODUCTION:-
The role of education has proved to be
paramount for the development of any nation.
There is a great need for research to run the
education system better and to remove the
problem come in it. While we learning any
language, we generally rely on for skills namely
listening, speaking, reading and Writing. This
action research project aims to improve
students’ reading and understanding of English
words. By identifying specific challenges
students face in vocabulary acquisition and
reading comprehension, this research will
explore and implement targeted strategies to
enhance their skills.
Need/significance of the reading and
understanding problem in English-
During my practice teaching at Sanmouda Primary
school, I noticed that the fourth grade students were
unable to read and understand the English words
properly. So it is necessary to solve the problem
which deeply concerned me as a pupil teacher.
So that
Students will communicate with others
accurately.
Students will read and understand English
perfectly.
Statement of problem-
Improvement of reading and understanding
English words of fourth grade students.
OBJECTIVE
To recognize the problem faced by students in
reading words.
To provide strategies for improvement of reading
and understanding words by fourth class learner.
HYPOTHESIS
All the students should know how to read and
write an English word.
The students are more interest to English
language.
All the students should know how to face the
problem in reading and understanding in English.
After giving some external help and doing my
best, the post test result become fruitful.
METHODOLOGY
(a) Sample:
School – Sanmouda Primary School
Class-IV
Students- 5
Day- 10
(b) Method
Will use the following method to solve the
reading and understanding problem in
English for the learners.
Observation
Test
Discussion
(c) Tools used
Questionnaires
Different types of picture
Book
Observation sheet,
Check list
(d) Action Plan
Hard word meaning
Pronunciation
Word game
Understand the sentence
Daily practice
Showing picture
Procedure of data collection:- check list
Pre-test:-
Before the pre-test , I had used the
(annexure-1) to indentify the problem of
learner.
[Link]. Name Total Secured Percentage
mark mark
1 Badal Patra 10 3 30%
2 Bikash Patra 10 1 10%
3 Gouri 10 2 20%
Pattnaik
4 Duluri 10 4 40%
Murmu
5 Pinki 10 3 30%
Hembram
Total percentage =26%
After Pre-test result that I find on the on the 5
students are facing the difficulty in reading and
understanding the English language. So, I was taking
some method or strategy for remove difficulties.
Day -1
Activity -1
First, I had given the learners to read the paragraph
and to understand few known words. The learners
had written the word and also the meaning and after
that I had checked the understanding skills. The
learners properly read loudly those words 5 or 6 times
and practicing that.
Ex.
THE BLUE JACKAL
The Blue Jackal story is a popular
Panchatantra tale about a jackal named
Chandaraka who, while fleeing dogs, falls into a
blue dye vat and emerges with blue fur. He then
deceives the other animals in the forest by
claiming to be a divine creature sent to rule
them, taking advantage of their fear and
confusion. Eventually, his true nature is
revealed when he hears other jackals howling
and instinctively howls back, exposing his
deception.
DAY -2
ACTIVITY-2
Student will learn new words from single syllable :-
This is a fun word game. In this game I will give the
children a word and they will find another similar
words
Ex.
Syllable words and new words made by students
RUN – FUN
EAT – SIT
GET – SET
NEW – FEW
COOK – BOOK
DAY- 3
ACTIVITY-3
I gave some words to the learners and ask them to
write their meaning in their own language.
Ex.
Happy – Felling and
Play – To have fun
See – To look
Eat – To have a food
Work – To do something
Day – 4
Activity – 4
Step wise method to form a sentence using given
words.
I gave learners some words and ask them to make
sentence using these words.
Ex. The words are happy, play, see, eat, work
Learners will understand the word and make
sentences using these words.
Sentence:- (1) The dog is happy.
(2) Lets play a game.
(3) I see the cat.
Day-5
Activity-5
I had taken the word- game after that I had gave the
word card to the learners. When I had spoken out the
sentence after that the learners listen carefully and
arrange the letter to made the sentence in right
order. The learners had practiced the method and the
understanding skill will improve.
Day-6
Activity-6
Chunking Method :- Chunking method is very funny
method and also a very good and effective method.
Chunking method is when you break the word small
part like whatever you want in this method and how
do you want the break this words is in your hands but
when you break it, It is very easy to learn reading,
spelling, understanding and you never forget this and
it is very easy to learn this spelling.
Ex. Beautiful= beau- ti- ful
Congratulation= cong- ra- tu- lation
Handsome= hand- some
So, learners practiced this type of word from their
textbook and it improve their reading and
understanding skill.
Day-7
Activity-7
Dictionary use and note
List out the difficult words.
I had told the learners to list out the new
or tough words. The learners had read the word
loudly and understand the word from dictionary.
A reference book that any subject, the items of which
are arranged
. in alphabetical order (A to Z) and gives their
meaning or that gives the equivalent words.
The learners had search the word and understand
the meaning that is….
Ex.
Bread
Break
Bind
Blood
Day-8
Activity-8
Be alert of silent letter
Ex- Honour Doubt
Honest Wednesday
Neighbours Handsome
Knife Climb
I had instructions the learners to search these type of
words from their text book.
Silent letters;- We don’t use but the letter is visible in
the word.
Day-9
Activity-9
Guided reading- Use task cards with questions and
prompts to guide students through the reading
p0rocesses and deepen understanding.
Day-10
Activity-10
Students take turns reading aloud and discussing the
text with another partner for better understanding.
Summarizing: Students practice summarizing what
they have read, understand, focusing on main ideas
and key details.
Post – test
After the use of (annexture-2), I had evaluate them to
know the achievement level of the learners.
Sl Students name Total Secured Per(%)
no. marks marks
1 Badal Patra 10 9 90%
2 Bikash Patra 10 8 80%
3 Gouri Pattnaik 10 8 80%
4 Duluri Murmu 10 7 70%
5 Pinki 10 8 80%
Hembram
Total percentage :- 80%
After pre –test result I gave some external help and
conduct 10 types of helpful activities in various ways.
After taking these activities the reading and
understanding level of the students improved and the
post test result became good.
Comparison between pre-test and post test
sl Students name Percentage percentage
no1. of pre-test of post-test
1 Badal Patra 30% 90%
2 Bikash Patra 10% 80%
3 Gouri Pattnaik 20% 80%
4 Duluri Murumu 40% 70%
5 Pinki Hembram 30% 80%
Total percentage :- 26% 80%
Conclusion :-
Action research is a practical way for individuals to
explore the nature of their practice and to improve it.
Action and research proceeds in an action reflection
cycle or spiral. Reading and understanding problem is
a part of efficient communication. The study will
mostly helpful for the student to remove the difficulty
of reading and understanding error with help of
method or strategy. After the pre test the learners
were unable to score very high percentage. But after
all the 10 various type of activities, the reading and
understanding skills in English of the student
increased. After our external help they score better in
post test. After all I think I am successful in improving
the skills of learners.
Education implication
In the end of my action research I realized that
students have improve their reading and
understanding up to 80% because of frank nature and
hard work of pupil teacher students involves in
activities and many other background work that is
also help in various types of activities.
Reference book :-
Text book of [Link] English
Internet resources
Check list :-
Name of the students :- Roll no:-
i Do you like English ? Yes____ No_____
ii Have your teacher check Yes____ No_____
the English spelling ?
iii Have you dictionary use in Yes ____ No ____
the English class ?
Iv Have your parents check Yes ____ No ____
the English copy ?
v Did the teaches teaching Yes ____ No ____
about the spelling rules?
Annexure -1 (pre – test)
SPELLIN TEST FULL MARK -10
Unscramble the word
1. jalcka --------
2. sterroo -------
3. soemhnad -------
4. ingsing ------
5. porlemb ------
CHOOSE THE CORRECT SPELLING
6. COGHT---, CAUGHT----, COT---, COAGHT---
7. MOITH---, MOUTH---, MOTH---, MUOTH---
8. CATH----, CATCH----, CACH---, KETCH----
9. CAT---, KAT---, CAAT---- KET-----
10. SNAP---, SNNAP----, SNAAP-----, SNOP --
ANNEXURE-2 (POST TEST)
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FULL MARK-10
1. What is the name of the blue Jackal?
Ans.
2. Who jumped into a big tub of blue dye?
Ans.
3. Where the jackal fell into?
Ans.
4. When did the jackal wake up?
Ans.
5. Write the name of any color mentioned in the
passage?
Ans.
Unscramble the word.
th
6. Buel----
7. Anmail----
8. Wohls----
9. Resotf----
10. Turena-----
THANK YOU