Reading Difficulties Encountered by Grade 10 Students From Balayan National High School: A Basis for Reading Enhancement Program

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this action research is to identify the reading difficulties met by Grade 10 students of Balayan National High School which serves as the basis for the development of reading enhancement program. It is indeed true that English is the main language for communication and it is one of the requirements when applying for a job.

METHODS

For collecting data, the researcher used a questionnaire that was distributed and confidentially answered by thirty students of Grade 10. The researcher used descriptive method. Statistical treatments used where f-test and anova test to determine the significant difference between the reading comprehension level and the profile of the respondents and also the difference between reading difficulties and the profile of the students.

RESULTS

The researcher found out that the main reading difficulty met by Grade 10 students was rereading to make sense which had a weighted mean of 3.43. Moreover, it was discovered that there was a significant difference between the reading comprehension level of male and female Grade 10 students of BNHS since F-calc (7.857) > F-crit (2.484) at 95% confidence level. Further, it was revealed in this study that, there was no significant difference between the reading difficulties of male and female students since f calc (1.028) < F crit (2.978). Since f calc (0.098) < F crit (3.490), there is no significant difference between reading difficulties of Grade 10 students and their monthly income. At 95% confidence level, there is no enough evidence that income affects the reading difficulties of Grade 10 students.

DISCUSSIONS

Therefore, the researcher recommended the identified reading difficulties be given focus in classroom discussion and the reading program prototype be implemented to test its effectiveness.