FACTORS AFFECTING READING COMPREHENSION AND ITS

IMPACT ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF GRADE 8

CURRICULUM LEARNERS IN
CLAVER NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

RESEARCHERS:
RICA MAE M.
MENDEZ
JESSA MAE B.
GALANIDA
SAREES YBANEZ
 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE DEPENDENT VARIABLE

FACTORS AFFECTING READING

COMPREHENSION

• Students Attitude towards

reading
• Parents educational
attainment ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
• Students’ perception
towards their teachers’ IN ENGLISH
competency in teaching
reading.

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 THEORITICAL FRAMEWORK
 This
study was anchored on the concept of Rizardo and Tabuno (1998) which indicated that the
students’ reading comprehension is affected by several factors. These are students’ attitudes
towards reading, parents’ educational background and perceptions of the students towards their
teachers’ competency in teaching reading.
 Many educators and researchers consider interest to be an essential factor in all learning
(Schiefele, 1991). Students who do not enjoy typical school texts often fail to engage in reading,
and may develop lifelong aversion to reading. Even if they are not initially struggling readers,
“reluctant readers tend to gradually lose some academic ground, because wide reading is
related to increase in general knowledge and reading comprehension” (Williamson & Williamson,
1998).
 Moreover, Marquez (2008) said that educational attainment of the parents of the respondents
matters. Students whose parents have higher educational background perform well than those
whose parents only attained elementary or high school education. This is because parents who had
higher educational attainment are able to provide more learning experiences that are essential to the
development of the student’s reading skills and other aspects as well.
 According to Hatcher et al.,(2004) when teachers provide explicit reading instruction, students progress more
rapidly. Numerous research studies have demonstrated that when students receive explicit instruction in
phonology and phonics, their reading performance improves at a faster rate (Podhajski and Nathan,2005).

 In addition, Runo (2010) notes that improved reading depends on teachers who employ appropriate methods in
the teacher of reading which will enhance reading comprehension.

 According to the study conducted by Grimm (2008) examined the relationship between early reading skills and
growth in math skills. His study examined third grade students and found that students who had a higher level of
reading comprehension tended to learn problem solving and data interpretation skills faster than those with
weaker reading comprehension.
 RESEARCH QUESTION
The following research questions were formulated to guide the study.
1.What is the degree of influence on the factors affecting reading comprehension in grade 8 learners
of Claver National High School in terms of:
1.1 Students attitude towards reading;
1.2 Parents educational attainment; and
1.3 Perception of students towards their teachers
competency in teaching reading?
2. What is the level of the academic performance of grade 8 learners of Claver
National High School in terms of English subject?
3. Is there a significant relationship between the factors affecting reading
comprehension and academic performance of Grade 8 learners of Claver National
High School?
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