Selection of Schools
Due to the presence of many primary schools in the area, the simple lottery random sampling method was
used to select 16 schools. A list of all the schools was secured from the area education officer. Then, they were
listed down according to their grades. Each school in each grade was then listed on a piece of paper separately
folded and put in a container and churned beginning with Grade one schools. Out of the entire Grade one
schools, four schools were selected. This exercise was repeated for Grades two, three, and four. The total
number of schools is 16.
Section of Subjects
The subjects of the study were in three categories. The first one consisted of teachers of the reading skills
in the lower classes in eachschool that was selected. The expected number from P.I to P.3 in each school was
three teachers who were selected purposively because they are directly involved with reading. The total number
of teachers is 48.
The second category consisted of the heads of the lower section in each school. Being the immediate
supervisors of teachers concerned with reading and advisors to the head teacher, they were included in the
study. They too were selected purposively. The total number of heads of lower section is 16.
The third category was the head teachers. They do the administrative work in the school and are expected
to be the immediate advisors to the education local authorities. Therefore, they are directly responsible for the
effective teaching of reading in their schools. They were selected purposively. The total number of head
teachers is 16 (see Table 1).