Results were analyzed with an inter- (intervention and comparative group) and intra- (pre-and post-test) group design. This study assessed the impact of PPCL on the reading foundation abilities with 311 first graders (173 boys and 138 girls), divided between intervention and comparative group (respectively, 206 and 105 first graders). PPCL focuses on the promotion of reading foundation abilities-letter-sound, phonemic awareness, decoding, and spelling-with at-risk first graders. This paper presents an early reading intervention program, the PPCL (Programa de Promoção das Competências Leitoras-Promoting Reading Skills Program). The study identified student enrolment, motivation and language learning, politicization, lack of teachers' professional development, and limited exposure to the English language as the major causes of students' poor performance in English. It is based on previous studies about deteriorating English language performance in the world in general, and in Nepal in particular. This is a qualitative study in which assertions are backed up by pieces of evidence.
This paper attempts to shed light on the causes of poor performance in the English language among Nepalese community school students in Nepal. Even though community school education in Nepal receives a significant portion of the total national budget, students' performance in those schools is below average, when compared to students in private institutions with limited resources and teachers who receive merger remuneration.
Tremendous attempts have been made to ensure the quality of education and educational status of the students, since if performance in the English language is good, it opens the door of the vast ocean of knowledge.
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