Reading Comprehension
Chapter 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING
Introduction
The main objective of this study is to know the common problems of students in reading comprehension specifically the Grade 7 section A students of San Roque National High School.
Reading comprehension is one of the problems faced by learners nowadays. Goodman defined reading as “ a receptive psycholinguistic process wherein the actor uses strategies to create meaning from text” (Goodman, 1998).
In a classroom setting, reading is one of the effective ways for learners to catch up with the lesson at ease. But in some cases, students find difficulties in the reading process and cause them to understand a certain text.
Anderson and Freebody (1981, 1983) stated that vocabulary knowledge of a certain individual makes an important contribution to reading comprehension. Therefore, this is also the fact that makes the students of San Roque National High School (Grade 7) find difficulties in reading comprehension.
Walker (1946) stated that “reading is an active process in which reader shift between sources of information (what they know and what the text says). The means of interpreting the text and responding to what they have read will be the factior also of the common problems in reading comprehension of San Roque National High School.
The coginitive ability in reading comprehension contributes to the factors which may help the students to overcome the problem of reading comprehension of Grade 7 students in San Roque National High School.
Statement of the Problem Specifically it sought to find answers to the following questions:
1. What are the difficulties in reading comprehension of Grade 7 section A students of San Roque National High School according to the following factors:
a. Gender
b. Age
c. Family Income
2. What are the causes of reading comprehension difficulties of Grade 7 section A students of San Roque National High School according to the following factors:
a. Gender
b. Age
c.
THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING
Introduction
The main objective of this study is to know the common problems of students in reading comprehension specifically the Grade 7 section A students of San Roque National High School.
Reading comprehension is one of the problems faced by learners nowadays. Goodman defined reading as “ a receptive psycholinguistic process wherein the actor uses strategies to create meaning from text” (Goodman, 1998).
In a classroom setting, reading is one of the effective ways for learners to catch up with the lesson at ease. But in some cases, students find difficulties in the reading process and cause them to understand a certain text.
Anderson and Freebody (1981, 1983) stated that vocabulary knowledge of a certain individual makes an important contribution to reading comprehension. Therefore, this is also the fact that makes the students of San Roque National High School (Grade 7) find difficulties in reading comprehension.
Walker (1946) stated that “reading is an active process in which reader shift between sources of information (what they know and what the text says). The means of interpreting the text and responding to what they have read will be the factior also of the common problems in reading comprehension of San Roque National High School.
The coginitive ability in reading comprehension contributes to the factors which may help the students to overcome the problem of reading comprehension of Grade 7 students in San Roque National High School.
Statement of the Problem Specifically it sought to find answers to the following questions:
1. What are the difficulties in reading comprehension of Grade 7 section A students of San Roque National High School according to the following factors:
a. Gender
b. Age
c. Family Income
2. What are the causes of reading comprehension difficulties of Grade 7 section A students of San Roque National High School according to the following factors:
a. Gender
b. Age
c.