Chapter 2 REVIEW OF RELATED STUDIES AND LITERATURE This chapter presents related literature and studies together with

the unpublished Thesis and materials to show the novelty of the study. Related Literature According to Salud M. Parayno, the childs need of material or economic security comes first and begins in his mothers or fathers arms. It extends gradually to include his regular routine of eating and sleeping and everything that gives him comfort and well-being. Every child feels the need to be loved and wanted. The child needs to know accurately and surely. Spiritual security enables the individual to surmount dangers, overcome failures and even tragedies. According to McDougal, Littel(1989), Reading Concepts and Skills need to choose the appropriate meaning, distinguish between and evaluate fact and non-fact and interpreting diagrams, graphs and statistical illustration. Speaking and Listening Skills, it needs to participate in group discussion, respond appropriately to a presenter and take notes from an oral presentation. According to Bruer, the child uses a cue from the writing assignment to locate an item in long-term memory, searches for content immediately around that item, puts that content onto the page and then stops writing. Related Studies

Ebron, et al. (2002), made a study of Reading Difficulties Encountered by Grade VI pupils of Moreno Integrated School, Daet, Camarines Norte. Their findings revealed that the factors affecting their respondents interest in reading are lack of parents supervision at home, unwise use of leisure time, lack of reading materials, peers and classmates, lack of selfdetermination to learn, no checking and giving of assignments every day, lack of recognition from teachers and parents, and failing health. San Juan, et al. (2001), made a study of Factors affecting the reading skills of Grade V pupils of Laboratory Elementary of Camarines Norte State College. Their findings revealed that along the factors affecting reading skills, the following are sometimes encountered by the students respondents; Emotional well-being, Learning and schooling Environment, the factors which seldom encountered where: Language background, Physical Factors; Intellectual Factor, and Attitude and Interest. San Ramon, et al. (2005), made a study of Problem encountered in written English as Perceived by the teachers of Sto. Domingo Elementary School, revealed that the pupil written communication in English were affected by the following factors: Factors related to the study habits of the pupils; Economic and Financial Factors and Psychological Factors. Synthesis of the State-of the Art The study of Ebron, et al. and the present study were related to each other because their findings revealed factors affecting the reading interest which can help our respondents in their acquisition, however, their study was different to the present study because their focus was the reading difficulties and their respondents were Grade Six.

The study of San Juan, et al. and the present study were related to each other because their study revealed that along with the factors affecting reading skills of their respondents, sometimes they encounter hardships which may help our respondents English acquisition if ever they overcome these hardship, however, their study was different to the present study because their respondents were Grade Five students and their focus were on reading skills. The study of San Ramon, et al. and the present study were related to each other because their study revealed the factors affecting students in written communication in English which may help our respondents in English acquisition, however, their study was different from the present study because their focus were only in written communication as perceived by teachers.

Endnotes McDougal, Littel; Literature: Annotated Teachers Edition Evanston, Illinois, 1989,p.t-43 Salud Magno Parayno; Childrens Literature (Revised Edition), Katha Publishing Co.,Inc, 1997, p. 5 Alma B. Ebron, et al; Reading Difficulties Encountered by Grade VI pupils of Moreno

Integrated School, Daet, Camarines Nort (Unpublished Undergraduate Thesis of Camarines Norte State College, March 2002) San Juan, et al; Factors Affecting the Reading Skills of Grade V pupils, Laboratory Elementary, Camarines Norte State College (Unpublished Undergraduate Thesis of Camarines Norte State College, 2001) San Ramon, et al; Problems encountered in Written English as Perceived by Teachers of Sto. Domingo Elementary School (Unpublished Undergraduate Thesis of Camarines Norte State College, 2005) John T. Bruer;Schools for Thought The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, pp. 238-239.

Camarines Norte State College College of Education S.Y. 2011 2012 Factors Affecting English Acquisition of Grade 1 Section Saint Benedict Students of Abano Elementary School, S.Y 2011 2012 Acunin, Louie Alfuerte, Mark Luther O. Cana, Allain Rhay B. Labrador, Aldrin H. Salazar, Jazzer P. BEEd 1-B Mr. Sherwin T. Auman Instructor