Reading Attitudes of the Grade12 Students of San Juan Senior High School and their Levels of Reading Comprehension

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Reading when practiced could help develop and enhance the speaking, listening and writing skills of learners. That is why there is a well-known maxim that "Reading makes a full man”. The information and knowledge acquired through reading can be shared through speaking. The sources of student's skills in writing and speaking are primarily gained through reading. Indeed, the reading comprehension decides the quantity and quality of information that could be conveyed to other people.

METHODS

This was a descriptive study. This study used survey type of descriptive research that utilized questionnaires as the main instrument to determine the reading attitudes and the levels of reading comprehension of the respondents.

RESULTS

Based on the study, among the respondent's profile, only the type of high school established a significant relationship to some levels of reading comprehension, namely, interpretative level and critical analysis level of reading comprehension. The avid attitude established a relationship to four levels of reading comprehension. Difficult attitude has a significant relationship to literal level of reading comprehension. Next is the enjoyable attitude which forms a significant relationship to literal, interpretative, and critical level of reading comprehension. The lazy attitude forms a significant relationship to literal level, interpretative level, and critical analysis level of reading comprehension.

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the result of the study, the type of high school the students graduated from has a correlation to some levels with reading comprehension. The teachers may help and encourage the students to have a more favorable attitude in dealing with English reading. The levels of reading comprehension of the respondents should be raised to a higher one because reading is very important to students.