SOLVING THE PROBLEMS OF V AND VIII STANDARD STUDENTS IN THEIR TAMIL AND ENGLISH READING SKILLS THROUGH INNOVATIVE PRACTICES

The objective of the study was to find out the Effectiveness of using innovative practices in C and English reading skill among V and VIII standard students. The study dealt here was an experimental one, with Pre-test, post-test, and single group design. Sample size was 183 students. Innovative practice: - A card which contains a Tami OR English word was given to the first student. He was asked to pronounce the word. If any difficulty occurs the researcher helps him and he pronounces the word properly. If the first student pronounced the word correctly, then the second student was asked to do the same. The first correct pronunciation becomes a Remedial teaching to a student who had not pronounced. The second, third and fourth correct pronunciations would be the Feedback teaching to the students who had not pronounced. Mean, Standard Deviation and t-test were used to analyse the data. It was found that students reading skill improved due to the usage of innovative practice in Tamil and English.