Reading Habits, Comprehension Level and Academic Achievement in English of Grade 7 Students: Basis for Student-assisted Reading Scheme

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The Phil. Informal Reading Inventory Test is administered to students at the beginning of the school year to determine the comprehension level of the students. In this study the researcher would like to find out the relationships between the reading habits of students and their comprehension level, reading habits and academic achievement, and comprehension level and academic achievement.

METHODS

The researcher used the descriptive-qualitative research method. The 185 students of Grade 7 in Kaytitinga National High school were the respondents of the study. Survey questionnaires were also used in gathering data. The Paul Leedy Questionnaire on Reading habits and the Phil. IRI test were administered to the student-respondents.

RESULTS

The results show that majority of the grade 7 students are satisfactory in their reading habit. This means that they have a deliberate pattern with cognitive process of decoding symbols that can derive meaning. They are instructional in the comprehension level that means that they can profit from instruction, and satisfactory in the academic achievement showing that they are average learners.

DISCUSSIONS

The results showed that majority of the grade 7 students are satisfactory in their reading habits, instructional in comprehension level and satisfactory in the academic achievement. Based from this, the school should provide an action plan for students to develop good reading habits. Teachers should provide more reading exercises to improve comprehension. Teachers should improve students' academic achievement by 2% through remedial teaching. The school should provide a student-assisted reading scheme to facilitate students in the frustration level to become instructional level readers.