poor reading skills
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LAKSHMI SCHOOL, Madurai - 20
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DATE OF INCEPTION : 15.7.10 DATE OF COMPLETION : 10.01.10 FREQUENCY OF MEETING: Twice a Week VENUE : 7- C CLASSROOM TIME : 3.00 PM TO 4.30 PM (On Tuesdays) 3.00 PM TO 4.30 PM (On
Thursdays) ATTENDANCE : 95% AVERAGE AGE : 12 YEARS
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OUR OBJECTIVES
1.To improve interpersonal relationships.
2.To make school a better place.
3.To create a healthy social environment.
4.To create awareness and sensitize students about the pleasure of reading.
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PLAN ACTUAL
KEY
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PROBLEM SELECTION
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1) Lack of conversation in English.
2) Poor performance in cycle test.
3) Lack of concentration. 4) Lack of punctuality.
5) Screaming in classes.
6) Wastage of paper.
7) Negative peer pressure 8) Improper usage of plastic covers. 9) Improper usage school properties. 10) Lack of proper exposure to students. 11) Lack of participation in extra curricular activities. 12) Improper maintenance of books. 13) Lack physical hygiene. 14) Irregular submission of homework.
15) Commenting the teachers. 16) Lack of cleanliness.
17) Late arrival to assembly. 18) Improper usage of acting periods.
19) Lack of legible handwriting. 20) Lack of involvement in sports. 21) Consumption of junk food 22) Not punctual. 23) Littering in the campus.
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24) Wastage of electricity. 25) Wastage of water. 26) Rush in canteen. 27) Using slang language. 28) Late submission. 29) Noise pollution. 30) Lack of attention. 31) Lack of concentration. 32) Stealing others things. 33) Lack of ethical values. 34) Inefficient usage of play grounds. 35) Inefficient learning process. 36) Lack of nutrition. 37) Lack of self confidence. 38) Usage of polyethylene bags. 39) Lack of executive skills. 40) Lack of responsibility. 41) Carelessness in laboratories. 42) Lack of reading skills. 43) Lack of life oriented skills. 44) Not replacing the plates in canteen. 45) Poor performance in exams. 46) Copying in exams. 47) Lack of time duration in exams. 48) Improper time management.
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CLASSIFICATION OF PROBLEMS
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T– THEYJUSVINI KK – K. KRITHI S -SOUNDHAR
H - HARSHINEE K - KAMALA
LACK OF READING SKILLS
OUR TARGET GROUP
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DEFINITION OF OUR PROBLEM
READING SKILL IS A SKILL BY WHICH WE UNDERSTAND , ASSIMILATE AND RETAIN STORIES & IDEAS OF A WRITTEN WORD.
BUT NOWADAYS STUDENTS HAVE A LACKADAISICAL ATTITUDE AND SHOW A DISINTEREST TOWARDS READING.
THIS IS CALLED ‘ LACK OF READING SKILLS’.
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REASONS FOR SELECTION
The students’ performance in exams, especially in English exams was slowly declining.
They had started to speak more in their native language. So their vocabulary was very poor.
Visual media was a major culprit in luring the students away from reading.
The English teachers and the librarian gave an opinion about the students’ lack of interest in reading.
So we decided to choose ‘Lack of reading skills’ as our problem
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LIBRARIANS PLAY IMPORTANT ROLE IN INCULCATING READING HABIT
DISCOVER THE JOY OF READING
EMPHASIS ON WHOLESOME READING
1.Fish Bone2.Pareto Graph3.Pie chart4.Comparative bar graph5.Questionnaire 6.Brain Storming 7.Activity Plan Matrix 8.P D C A 9.Radar chart10.Bar graph
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PARENTS
STUDENTS
FRIENDS
TEACHERS
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Lack of reading skills
PARENTS
ENCOURAGE CDS TO BOOKS DON’T ENCOURAGE TO READ RAT RACE FOR MARKS LACK OF READING AMONG PARENTS DON’T SPEAK TO THEIR WARDS ABOUT
THE VALUE OF READING DON’T BUY BOOKS AS GIFTS THEY THEMSELVES ARE GLUED TO THE TV/
LAPTOP/ HOUSEHOLD CHORES
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STUDENTS
GOSSIPING NATURE MORE TALKS ON CINEMA NO HEALTHY DISCUSSION ON BOOKS INTERESTED IN SEEING THE PICTURES IN THE
BOOKS KNOWLEDGE IS CONFINED WITHIN THE LIMIT
OF TEXT BOOKS LAZY TO READ BOOKS SPEND MORE TIME FOR ACADEMICS LACK IN DEPTH OF LANGUAGE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF VOCABULARY IS
LIMITED DEPEND MORE ON VISUAL MEDIA
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TEACHERS
PRIORITY TO SYLLABUS LESS TIME TO SHARE ABOUT BOOKS
OTHER THAN TEXT BOOKS THEY THEMSELVES DON’T KNOW THE
VALUE OF BOOKS THEY DON’T SERVE AS ROLE MODELS THEY USE THE LIBRARY ONLY FOR
REFERENCE PURPOSES THEY ENCOURAGE THE STUDENTS TO
READ. BUT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO KEEP A CHECK
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DATA COLLECTION
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Through: Questionnaire
Library record
Record provided by English teacher
A survey
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P-HACKERSQUESTIONNAIRE
SURVEY QUESTIONS
RECORDS PROVIDED BY
ENGLISH TEACHER LIBRARIAN
Students who are not at all interested in reading (17%) Students who have minimum interest in reading (43%) Students who are mediocre (30%) Students who are really interested in reading (10%)
PIE CHARTAt the beginning
stage of data collection
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CAUSES FREQUENCY CUMULATIVE FREQUENCY
FREQUENCY % CUMULATIVE FREQUENCY %
Lack of interest in reading
108 108 30.9 % 30.9 %
Limited vocabulary
96 204 27.5 % 58.4
Don’t know the value of books
60 264 17.1 % 75.5
Parents don’t spend quality time with wards
51 315 14.5 % 90
Teachers – Priority to syllabus
35 350 10 % 100 %
TOTAL 350 100 %
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STEP 1
Outcome: It created an awareness about quality reading.
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STEP 2
They became more competitive and started reading more books and learning about authors
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Outcome:
Who is the author of :1) Robin Hood2) Heidi 3) Coral Island 4) Story of Rip Van Winkle 5) The Secret Garden6) Swiss Family Robinson7) Anne of Green Gables 8) Peter Pan9) Tom Brown’s School Days10) Mill on The Floss
1) Howard Pyle2) Johanna Spyri 3) R.M. Ballantyne 4) Washington Irving5) Frances Hodgeson Barnette 6) Johann David7) L.M. Montgomery 8) J.M. Barrie 9) Thomas Hughes10) George Eliot
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Questions Where was Oliver Twist born ?Answer : local poorhouse What is the name of the Beadle ?Answer : Mr. Bumble Who is the 1st person in the robber gang to talk to
Oliver?Answer : Artful Dodger What is the name of the girl with Bill Skies ?Answer : Nancy Who is the head of the robber gang ? Answer: Fagin What is the name of the undertaker ?Answer: Sowerberry
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By which old man was Oliver charged for thieving ?
Answer: Mr. Brownlow Name the two women at Chertsey ?Answer : Mrs & Rose Maylie Who helped Fagin in robbing Chertsey ?Answer : Toby Craekit When Brownlow took Oliver , he saw
something and fainted ? Answer : Portrait of Agnes Fleming Who’s portrait ?Answer : Agnes Fleming ( his mom )
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STEP 3
Outcome: They came to know the importance of reading skills.
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Our vice principal gave a very illuminating speech. She told that there are 4 skills in a
language.
1.Reading skill
2.Writing skill
3.Listening skill
4.Speaking skill
Any one who listens well can speak well.
Any one who reads well can write well.
Through this we understand how much important reading is.
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STEP 4
Outcome: They started reading more books.
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Outcome: They came to know about World book day
STEP 6
Outcome: It kindled their interest to take up reading as a serious hobby.
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Reading is to the mind as exercise is to the body.
A child who spends 3600 minutes a year in reading tends to add one million words to his / her vocabulary
It is enough if you read 20 minutes a day to reach this one million words milestone.
A 100 year old lady was found to be as active & brisk in brain as she was when she was young. She told that she managed this only because of reading books. She set an example by telling so.
• READING TRANSPORTS YOU TO A DIFFERENT WORLD.
• READING REDUCES YOUR ANGER.
• READING INCREASES YOUR SELF ESTEEM.
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STEP 7
Outcome: The students were very enthusiastic and participated with zeal.
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STEP 9
Outcome: The students were inspired by the song.
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STEP 11
Outcome: They started searching more for poems
on reading.
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STEP 12
Outcome: The students got interested in reading.
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STEP 13
Outcome: They showed their interest by signing on the chart.
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STEP 14
Outcome: They endorsed on the campaign chart & took a resolution to read.
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Outcome: The students realized how gifted they were to see and read.
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STEP 17
Outcome: This was an incentive and the others were also motivated to read.
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STEP 18
Outcome: They were proud that they were part of P-HACKERS and they were motivated to read
books.
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STEP 19
Outcome: They were inspired by the pledge & also followed
the words of the pledge
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STEP 20
Outcome: The students were eager to read those books.
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Outcome: The students got a chance to read a lot of books
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STEP 23
Outcome: We realized that the quality of their work improved as time passed by.
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STEP 24
Outcome: They came to know about many books and
authors.
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STEP 25
Outcome: They went to the library demanding those author’s books.
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TACKLED ROOT CAUSE :
LACK OF INTEREST IN READING
THE LIBRARIAN WAS DELIGHTED AND TOLD THAT THE STUDENTS WERE BORROWING BOOKS FREQUENTLY
DURING THE COURSE OF OUR INTERACTION WITH THEM, WE FOUND THAT THEY HAD BECOME MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT BOOKS AND AUTHORS
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STEP 26
Outcome: This activity enhanced their creative skills.
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STEP 27
Outcome: They enjoyed writing their own stories.
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Outcome: They enjoyed writing their own poems.
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STEP 29
Outcome: The students were interested in the vocabulary
games we conducted & performed well.
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Outcome: They formed thought provoking sentences.
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STEP 31
Outcome: They became more focused & came up with prompt
answers.
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Outcome: They became more confident and developed their reading skills which in turn
improved their speaking skills.
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Outcome: They came across many new words & tried to infer the meanings.
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TACKLED ROOT CAUSE :
LIMITED VOCABULARY
THE ENGLISH TEACHER GAVE US A FEEDBACK THAT THEY WERE USING A LOT OF NEW WORDS AND PHRASES IN CLASS ACTIVITIES
WE FOUND A LOT OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATING WITH ZEAL AND CONFIDENCE IN LEVELWISE & GENERAL ASSEMBLY
THEY CAME UP WITH PROMPT ANSWERS IN THE ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY US
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I don’t like books!!!! I love CDs !!
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STEP 34
Outcome: They started using the library in a beneficial way.
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PROF. DR. RAJA GOVINDASAMI
QUIZZED BY
THE TEAM MEMBERS
S.THEYJUSVINI
R. M. KAMALA
OUTCOME
Q 1. Let me start with a basic question, Sir. What do you define reading as?Ans. Well! According to me reading is a meditative activity. And I define it that way
Q 2. Sir, why should someone read at all? We should all read for pleasure and also to understand things better.
Q 3. Sir, can you suggest some books for the 6th grade students? All classics can be read by 6th grade students.
Q 4. What is a classic, sir ? Any literary work is a classic. Some classics for the 6th students are
Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, and Black Beauty.
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Outcome: They learnt not to neglect books, seeing their appearance.
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Outcome: He told the students how to improve their writing skills. He also told the students that it is essential to read many books in order to improve
their creative skills.
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STEP 38
Outcome: It gave them an insight about the world of
books.
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STEP 39
Outcome: They were impressed knowing that there were so many libraries in Madurai.
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Outcome: The parents started encouraging their wards.
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Outcome: The parents started encouraging their wards.
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STEP 42
Outcome: The students learnt that a book is more advantageous than visual
media.
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Outcome: The students were curious to read the books.
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Outcome: The parents started encouraging their wards to read.
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Outcome: The students came up with correct answers
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TACKLED ROOT CAUSE :
DON’T KNOW THE VALUE OF READING
WE INTRODUCED SEVERAL STRATEGIES TO MAKE THE READING PROCESS PURPOSEFUL.
WE PROBED THE STUDENTS BY CONDUCTING A ONE TO ONE INTERVIEW.
THE STUDENTS GAVE US A FEEDBACK OF HOW USEFUL OUR PROJECT WAS.
WE WERE PLEASED WITH THE RESULT.
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REDATA COLLECTION
Through: Quiz
Library record
A game on authors and their books
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Who is the author of :1) Don Quixote2) The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer3) Treasure Island 4) Oliver Twist 5) Tom Brown’s School Days6) Jane Eyre 7) Malory Towers8) Prisoner Of Zenda9) Mill on The Floss10) Three Men In A Boat
1) Miguel de Servantes2) Mark Twain3) R. L. Stevenson 4) Charles Dickens5) Thomas Hughes6) Charlotte Bronte7) Enid Blyton 8) Anthony 9) George Eliot10) Jerome K Jerome
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RECORDS PROVIDED BY
ENGLISH TEACHER LIBRARIAN
PIE CHART
At the time of re-data collection
Students who have minimum interest in reading (30%) Students who are mediocre (50%) Students who are very interested in reading (20%)
AREAS TO IMPROVE
After the redata collection, we noticed that the students had to be further moulded in order to reach their goal.
Parental guidance was also needed in this respect.
So the students were continuously counselled and guided.
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CAUSES FREQUENCY CUMULATIVE FREQUENCY
FREQUENCY % CUMULATIVE FREQUENCY %
Lack of interest in reading
65 65 36 % 36 %
Limited vocabulary
48 113 27 % 63 %
Don’t know the value of books
32 145 18 % 81 %
Parents don’t spend quality time with wards
20 165 11 % 92 %
Teachers – Priority to syllabus
15 180 8 % 100 %
TOTAL 180 100 %
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• Standardization
• Lectures on the importance of reading
To improve the reading skills of students
• Redata collection
• Physical observation
• Data collection
• Stuck posters
• Competitions
• Circulated books
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The students have developed a keen interest in reading.
The students have come to know about many new authors.
There is a marked improvement their writing skills.
They visit the library more often than before.
Even the parents feel that their wards have developed their interest in reading.
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Don't encourage to read Don't buy books as gif ts Don't speak to their w ardsabout reading
Lack of reading among parents
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Don't serve as role models
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Use library only fo referancepurposes
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RADAR CHART - TEACHERS
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We have become more responsible.We have developed quality time
management. We are able to find solution to
simple problems. There were many ups & downs in
our path. But as a team we worked together.
We developed our self confidence.
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WE SHOULD HAVE A SEAL ON EACH LIBRARY BOOK DENOTING THE DEADLINE TO RETURN THE BOOK.
WE SHOULD GIVE AN ANNUAL PRIZE FOR VORACIOUS READERS ON ANNUAL DAY.
WE SHOULD START A READERS CLUB. WE SHOULD HAVE A BOOK LOG TO KEEP A RECORD OF THE
BOOKS READ BY THE STUDENTS – RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ENGLISH TEACHERS.
WE SHOULD HAVE A FULL-DAY READING WORKSHOP EVERY YEAR FOR THE 6TH GRADE STUDENTS.
WE SUGGESTED TO HAVE A SET OF MOTIVATING SLOGANS IN THE DIARIES.
WE SHOULD HAVE A CLASS MAGAZINE FOR EVERY 6TH GRADE CLASS.
WE SHOULD CELEBRATE DICTIONARY DAY, LIBRARY WEEK ,WORLD BOOK DAY EVERY YEAR.
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GratitudeFacilitatorStudentsTeachersParentsCo-ordinatorPatron
and above all we thank the Almighty who helped us to complete our project successfully.
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