Reading interests of sixth grade pupils in public elementary schools of Baguio City

Abstract

It was the purpose of this study to determine the reading interests of sixth grade pupils which may serve as a basis for teachers, parents, and librarians in the selection of proper reading materials for this grade. Specifically, the study sought to answer the following questions: 1. What reading materials outside the basic textbooks prescribed in the curriculum do sixth grade pupils read? 2. What reasons determine the preferences of sixth grade pupils for specific types of reading material? 3. What steps may be taken to develop and broaden the children’s reading interest. “Reading is an indispensable tool in the acquisition of knowledge and information,” Luz Calendrino Bucu wrote in a similar study. Indeed a child cannot be taught all he needs to know even with the concerted efforts of his parents, teacher, and librarian. Thus, those who are most concerned in the education of a child need to utilize all the tools at hand to afford the child a good education that will be of profit to him in adulthood when he comes face to face with the innumerable complexities of life. Reading is one of these tools. To make maximum use of reading as an educational tool, the child must first take an interest in reading and in consequence should develop a reading taste. In this study, an attempt was made to determine whether grade six pupils are interested in reading if they have developed a reading taste.