![]() Reading comprehension involves the active decoding and translation of written texts into understanding and personal reflection to the reader. The logical relationship and smooth flow of ideas allows the reader to form connections among the ideas presented in the text (Limiac, 2002). For it to become effective, the vocabulary level and length of sentences should be suited for the readers. Reading as a learning activity should promote higher-order thinking skills. Further, the academic performance of the pupils in their English subject is affected by their reading comprehension. Results revealed that pupils had difficulty in comprehending expository texts as revealed by their low rating in the content, structure and vocabulary of their retelling. This means that their reading comprehension in expository text influences their performance in their English subject class. The reading comprehension of the pupils in expository texts has a significant relationship with their grades in their English subject. Only 1.71% of the pupils belonged to the advanced category. Majority of the pupils (47.43%) were classified as approaching proficiency (80-84) in terms of their Grade 6 English subject grade. A small percentage of the respondents attained an exceptional rating on content (13.14%), structure (4.57%), and vocabulary (0.57%). ![]() Most of the pupils attained a rating of developing for the content (40.57%), structure (61.71%), and vocabulary (46.86%) of their retelling. The text was 490 words long, with average sentence length of 12,8, had a Flesch Reading Ease value of 77.5, and a computed Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level of 6.1. The expository text used in this study was entitled Friendship, a suggested reading for intermediate students. This descriptive-correlational study aimed to assess the level of reading comprehension in expository text of Grade 6 pupils from selected public schools in Angeles Meta-synthesis was used to integrate the qualitative observations of 3 raters on the retellings of the respondents.
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