The Level of Reading Comprehension of Grade 8 Students at Holy Spirit National High School for the Development of Strategic Instructional Materials

Abstract

The study determined the level of reading comprehension of Grade 8 students at Holy Spirit National High School-Annex as basis for the development of strategic instructional materials using the correlational method of research. The McCall-Crabb test was utilized as a reference document for analysis. Additionally, a survey questionnaire was administered to the student-respondents to collect the data requirements of the study. The data gathered were statistically analyzed using frequency, percentage and Pearson correlation coefficient. The hypothetical question was analyzed and interpreted at 5% level of significance. The results revealed that the respondents got a raw score of 18.26 out of 32 items and a G-Score of 6.98. Hence, the results indicated that their reading comprehension is for Grade 7 level. Further, it was found that the student-respondents did not meet the desired reading comprehension competencies for Grade 8 level based on the McCall-Crabb test. When analyzed, the findings showed that there is no significant different between the grades of the student-respondents in English 7 and their reading comprehension. Strategic instructional materials were crafted and formulated based from the results of the study to help both teachers and students to achieve the goal of reading curriculum for the benefit of the students.