EFFECTS OF LITERARY AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS OF PUPILS WITH READING DIFFICULTIES IN SHENDAM LOCAL GOVERNMENT PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

Many Pupils In Public Primary Schools In Shendam Are Unable To Read Text Books Meant For Their Classes Meaningfully. In The Schools, They Are Taught To Read Using Recitation Or Choral Methods. This Makes The Pupils To Have Low Vocabulary For Use To Communicate In English Language. This Study Investigated The Effects Of Literary Awareness Programme (lap) On Reading  Comprehension Levels Of Pupils With Reading Difficulties In Shendam Local Government, Plateau State. Two Research Questions And Hypotheses Guided The Study. Quasi Experimental Research, Specifically; Equivalent Group Pretestposttest Design Was Used For The Study. 40 Pupils With Reading Difficulties Were Used As Sample For The Study. Simple Random Sampling Technique Was Employed For The Study. Sight Word Recognition Test (swrt) And Informal Reading Inventory (iri) Were Used For Data Collection. Intervention Was Given Using Lap. Data Collected Was Analysed Using Percentage And T-test. The Findings Showed Significant Improvement In The Pupils' Reading And Comprehension Levels. The Pupils Were Able To Read Meaningfully And Answer Inferential And Critical Comprehension Questions. The Researchers Concluded That The Improvement Recorded Was Due To The Intervention Given Using Lap. The ResearchersRecommended That Pupils Should Be Made To Read Texts That Are Based On Their Background Knowledge And Experiences. The Text Must Be At Their Reading And Comprehension Levels