Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V-Bicol
Division of CamarinesNorte
Gumaus National High School
Gumaus, Paracale

ACTION RESEARCH PROPOSAL

Title: Factors affecting the reading comprehension and intervention programs
made in students of Gumaus National High School SY 2015-2016

I.

Proponent:

JOAN D. DEL CASTILLO

Paracale Cluster

II.

Background of the study

Reading is an activity with a purpose. A person may read in order to gain

information or verify existing knowledge, or in order to critique a writer's ideas or writing

style. A person may also read for enjoyment, or to enhance knowledge of the language
being read. The purpose(s) for reading guide the reader's selection of texts.
purpose

for

reading

also

determines

the

appropriate

approach

to

The

reading

comprehension. Reading is an interactive process that goes on between the reader and
the text, resulting in comprehension. The text presents letters, words, sentences, and
paragraphs that encode meaning. The reader uses knowledge, skills, and strategies to
determine what that meaning is
. Reading comprehension is the heart and goal of reading, since the purpose of
all reading is to gather meaning from the printed page. If a student says words in a
passage without gathering their meaning, one would hesitate to call that reading.

Many factors contribute to the childs learning to read. These factors are
classified as biological, environmental, and psychological. There is an inter relationship
that exists among these factors (Dullman.1992).
Many students dont realize how important it is to be able to fully comprehend
what you read. Being able to completely and accurately comprehend what you read is
essential to your ability to learn, perform well on tests and ultimately succeed in school
and in a career.
Anyone who desires to acquire effective study techniques would do well to
improve his reading comprehension skills. Developing reading comprehension
techniques is one of the two basic ways of improving reading skill, the other being
developing reading speed. However, rapid reading is valueless unless what is read is
understood. Thus, comprehension is the vital factor in efficient reading.
Evidently, English has been always noted as one of the most difficult subjects
among the students of Gumaus National High School. One of the problems is the
shortage of textbook and workbooks that will develop the pupils skills. Poor attendance
of the students also affects their learning. Sometimes, calamities affects the attendance
that may contribute to their learning aspect.
The goal of the researcher is to facilitate not only the learning of the students but
also to improve teaching strategies of the teachers. The result of this research will show
the weak points of the students regarding their reading comprehension skills. When
these weak points are identified, the teachers will be able to think of approaches and

techniques that would lead to the development of the students in reading area, thus
result to improvement in their academic performance.
III. Statement of the Problem
This study was designed to determine Factors affecting the reading
comprehension of Grade 7 students of Gumaus National High School SY 20152016. More especially this study sought to answer these problems:

1. What is the level of pupils reading comprehension skills?

2. What is the pupils academic performance in English?
3. Are pupils reading skills correlate with their academic performance in English?
IV.

Significance of the Study

The study aims to benefit the following group of people:

To the Teachers The results of this study may provide teachers with objective data on
which to base their efforts to improve the reading comprehension of pupils of different
age levels; to help pupils develop reading rates appropriate to each kind and difficulty of
materials; and to imply remedial techniques to overcome faulty reading habits of pupils.

To the students it will help them to be interested in reading and to have a good
reading habit

To the School Administrator this study would encourage the School Administrators
to develop a reading program that would be relevant to the needs of the young children
today.

To the parents they can rely on this researchers findings as their source on reading
instruction and use their understanding of the findings to identify other tools to help their
children develop better reading skills.
V. Scope of the Study
The main focus of this study is Factors affecting the reading comprehension of
Grade 7 students of Gumaus National High School SY 2014-2015.
VI. Research Design
Descriptive survey method was adopted, a set of questionnaire, check list and
selection were used as the main tools in gathering pertinent data
To gather data, researcher made test is used. It is a set of test in reading made
purposively by researcher to suit to present conditions among students. Unobtrusive
method will also be employed in the study. It will collect data from the class adviser with
regards to their class performance based on their report cards. Unobtrusive measures
are measures that don't require the researcher to intrude in the research context. . This
is where data collection procedures involve no intrusion into the naturally occurring
course of events.
The reading comprehension skills was divided into 6 reading skills namely; word
perception, noting details, getting the main idea, sequencing events, predicting
outcomes and following directions. Each skill is composed of 5 items and so it has a
total number of 30 items. Multiple choice questions were used, hence; the pupils will
merely write the correct responses on the sheet.

VII. WORK AND FINANCIAL PLAN

OJECTIVES

ACTIVITIES

Ask approval
from the School
Head,
PSDS,ASDS &
SDS

Prepare
letter for the
approval of
the Action
Research
Submit
proposal
to Office
Concerned

Prepare for the

approval of the
Action
Prepare the
manuscript of
the Action
Research

Completion
of the
Research

Submit the
Completion
of the Action
Research

Submission
of the
Research
Completion

TIME FRAME

RESOURCE
REQUIREMEN
T

June 2015

Php 100.00

July 2015

Php 200.00

August
November
2015

Php 2,000.00

March 2016

Php 300.00

Php 2,600.00

PERSON
INVOLVED

EXPECTED
OUTPUT

Teacher
School
Head,
PSDS,ASD
S & SDS
Teacher
School
Head,
PSDS,ASD
S & SDS
Teacher
School
Head,
PSDS,ASD
S , SDS &
Respondent
Teacher
School
Head,
PSDS,ASD
S & SDS

Approved
letter for
proposal

Approved
proposal

Approved
proposal
Completed
The Action
Research
Approved
proposal

Very truly yours,

JOAN D. DEL CASTILLO
Proponent
NOTED:
CANDELARIA DELA CRUZ
Teacher-in-charge

MANUEL T. OBAL
Public Schools District Supervisor

RECOMMENDING APPROVAL:

JOY G. CABRERA
Division Coordinator for Research

CRESTITO M. MORCILLA
Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

APPROVED:

AMY B. DUMAIL
EPS-Area Supervisor

RUBY S. ABUNDABAR, CESO V

Schools Division Superintendent
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region V Bicol
Division of Camarines Norte
Paracale District
Paracale Elementary School

June , 2015
RUBY S. ABUNDABAR, CESO V
Schools Division Superintendent
Division of Camarines Norte
Daet,Camarines Norte
MAAM:
I have the honor to submit the Action Research Proposal with the title:
Factors affecting the reading comprehension and intervention programs made in
students of Gumaus National High School SY 2015-2016 for your comments and
approval.
Very truly yours,
JOAN D. DEL CASTILLO
Proponent
NOTED:
CANDELARIA DELA CRUZ
Teacher-in-charge
MANUEL T. OBAL
Public Schools District Supervisor
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL:
JOY G. CABRERA

AMY B.

DUMAIL
Division Coordinator for Research
Supervisor
CRESTITO M. MORCILLA
Assistant Schools Division Superintendent
APPROVED:

EPS-Area

RUBY S. ABUNDABAR, CESO V

Schools Division Superintendent