Learners' Reading Strategies: Inputs to Reading Proficiency Intervention Project

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Reading is a series of interactive processes between the reader and the text, in which readers use their knowledge to build, create, and construct meaning. With the current explosion of research in second language reading, a focus on readers' strategies has begun. Reading strategies are of interest for what they reveal about the way readers manage their interaction with written text and how these strategies are related to text comprehension. As such, enhancing the learners' ability to read is necessary; equipping them with the awareness and understanding of what reading strategy fits their competencies is essential. In view hereof, this study aimed to determine the utilization of reading strategies, the efficiency of reading strategies in studying, with the end goal of formulating an intervention project in response to the results of the study.

METHODS

This study used the descriptive-correlational approach of research. The questionnaire was devised based on in-depth readings, interviews, and observations. It was validated by a pool of experts; pilot tested and was treated for reliability and consistency using Cronbach's Alpha Statistic. It was administered to 175 Grade 12 students of Buhaynasapa National High School, School Year 2018-2019, obtained through random sampling.

RESULTS

The study revealed that intensive reading obtained the highest composite mean of 3.18 interpreted as frequent. Likewise, they frequently utilized skimming and scanning as evident on the generated composite mean of 2.99. On the other hand, the overall assessment of the respondents towards their perception on the efficiency of utilizing different reading strategies obtained the composite mean of 3.25 interpreted as efficient. Using Pearson-r, the values obtained by skimming, scanning and intensive reading are greater than 0.5 (r> 0.5) which implies strong correlation; therefore, there is a significant relationship between the respondents' utilization of various reading strategies and its efficiency in studying.

DISCUSSIONS

The study revealed that learners are efficiently utilizing various reading strategies accordingly in studying. Specifically, the respondents assessed that utilizing intensive reading is more efficient in academic reading compared to scanning and skimming. As such, a reading intervention project should be proposed in order to strengthen the knowledge of learners in utilizing appropriate reading strategy in a given reading task