Contextualized Highland and Indigenous Literature for Ayangan Grade 7 (CHILAG) Workbook for Noting Details

Abstract

Contextualized and indigenous literature as reading materials for highlander learners gives authentic and meaningful situations which can be done by crafting reading activities that focus on learners’ cultural background and environment. This study determined the effectiveness of the Contextualized Highland and Indigenous Literature for Ayangan Grade 7 (CHILAG) Workbook as an intervention in improving the reading comprehension skill of noting details in Ayangan National Agricultural and Vocational High School, Ponghal, Lagawe, Ifugao, SY 2022-2023. This study used the One Group Pretest and Posttest Design to 17 learners of Grade 7. The Mean Percentage Score (MPS) was used to describe the reading comprehension level of learners using the scale of Phil-IRI Reading Comprehension. The paired t-test was used to determine the significant difference between the pretest and posttest level of reading comprehension of the learners. The findings revealed a Frustration level in the reading comprehension performance of learners in the pre-test with an MPS of 42.94%, which means that the learner tends to withdraw himself/herself to read by refusing it. The posttest result is Instructional Level with an MPS of 60.98%, which means that the learner can only read when being guided. Moreover, there was a significant difference of the noting details skill of the participants from the pre-test to posttest. Therefore, contextualizing and using indigenous literature such as the CHILAG Workbook has positive effects in the noting details in reading comprehension.