Abstract
The study aimed to assess the role of digital tools in improving literacy among Grade 7 students in a technology-enhanced reading remediation at Pedro Guevara Memorial National High School during the school year 2024-2025. The respondents of the study were students in Pedro Guevara Memorial National High School. The researcher purposively selects eighty (80) students. The respondents assessed the extent of the role of digital tools in a technology-enhanced reading remediation in improving literacy among Grade 7 students in terms of engagement levels, progress monitoring, experience and satisfaction, student motivation and attitude, and peer collaboration. Moreso, the researcher utilized the pretest and posttest to determine the level of literacy assessment scores of Grade 7 students before and after the utilization of digital tools in technology-enhanced reading remediation. The findings revealed that the digital tools in technology-enhanced reading remediation are greatly efficient in improving the literacy among Grade 7 students in terms of engagement levels, progress monitoring, experience and satisfaction, and peer collaboration. Also, student literacy assessment scores have greatly increased after the utilization of digital tools in technology-enhanced reading remediation. Grade 7 students’ pretest and posttest scores show substantial differences utilizing the digital tools in technology-enhanced reading remediation. The literacy assessment scores of Grade 7 students significantly influenced by the utilization of digital resources in their instruction. As an outcome of the findings and the conclusions, the following recommendations were enumerated such as administrators may offer ongoing targeted professional development workshops to teachers focused on specific digital tools that can enhance literacy instruction. Administrators may encourage teachers to adopt a student-centered approach when using digital tools. Teachers may establish collaborative learning communities where teachers can share experiences, resources, and best practices related to digital tool usage. Teachers may promote in using interactive digital tools such as gamified learning platforms or collaborative writing apps to engage students actively in their literacy learning.
