Reading Comprehension of Grade Nine Students: Basis for a Proposed Collaborative Strategic Reading Program

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This descriptive study was limited to determining the level of the students' reading comprehension and in designing a proposed collaborative strategic reading program to enhance students' reading comprehension.

METHODS

The respondents were the 40 Grade Nine students enrolled in the school year 2018-2019 at Malapatan National High School. A 12-item reading test composed of 3 selections with 4 questions for each depicting the three levels-literal, inferential, and critical was administered. The questionnaires were checked and the scores were tallied using frequency and percentage and were interpreted accordingly by levels.

RESULTS

It was found out that more than majority of the Grade Nine students were low in their over-all level of reading comprehension. Majority of the students had high literal ability, their inferential level was average, and their critical level was low. Thus, their high comprehension ability must be enhanced.

DISCUSSIONS

It is then concluded that for the development of the reading comprehension skills of students having difficulty, designing of collaborative strategic reading program as intervention can be effective.