Name: Ritchel M.

Alpuerto Course: MEd-LT Date: February 15, 2020

DEVELOPING A CONCEPT PAPER

1. The research problem dwells on the factors affecting reading comprehension of

students in English and how these affect their over-all performance in school.

2. The conditions that give rise to my research questions are:

When students are asked to read a sentence and to explain it further,
students can’t explain what they are reading. Most of the words that they are
reading are still unfamiliar to them even though they are already in grade 10 and
those words should’ve already been known to them by then. Additionally, when
they are asked to make simple essays, they oftentimes use words incorrectly,
especially, when they are trying to point out something, they would write
something else because they have different understandings with the given
question.

3. That ideas situation would have been that:

At their grade level, they should have been good at comprehending what
they are reading. They should already recognize words based on their meanings
and use them based on their proper usage. They should already be familiar with
some difficult words and can be able to determine their meanings.

4. The possible reasons for the discrepancy between items 2 and item 3 can be
attributed to:
Background knowledge clearly contributed to this struggle of the
students. Because of poor background knowledge, they were not able to
comprehend what they are reading because they are only very familiar with their
own language (mother tongue). Also, students are not taught how to be a good
reader at an early age.

5. The following interventions that have been done to solve the problems are:
The school put up a reading center in order to cater to the needs of the
students. Reading interventions are also conducted in order for the students to
be trained in reading and comprehending and so that they will get used to it.

6. The following facts/findings have been reported in related studies about this
problem are:
There are various studies that support the fact that the reading
comprehension of the students has different factors. One of the factors that
impact learners’ reading comprehension is the complexity of the texts. This factor
is influenced by the readers’ strength and fluency in the language and their
comprehending of its applications and different meanings. Oral abilities have a
significant part in identifying how skilled a reader can be because learners hear
words and obtain a lot of vocabulary. A lot of vocabulary assists learners in
explaining the unknown words by applying the opinions of context (Dennis,
2008).
 Koda (2007) said that there are various variables that impact learners’
reading comprehension. Some of these variables involve vocabulary knowledge,
prior knowledge, metacognitive information, and reading strategies.
On the other hand, Trehearne and Doctorow (2005) expressed that
learners’ reading attitudes, useful teaching on comprehension methods,
versatility, text form, and being aware of various reading comprehension
strategies are the other factors that affect learners’ reading comprehension skill.

7. The following questions about the problem, however, still unanswered:

 What are the most significant factors affecting the students’ reading
comprehension?
 What is the most effective strategy to teach reading comprehension
to the students?