Reading Proficiency of Selected Senior High School Students: Basis for Proposing Reading Comprehension Activities

Author(s)	Dr. Alice Aquino Cabingan
Country	Philippines
Abstract	This study aimed to assess the reading comprehension skills of senior high school students. The participants of the study were the 312 grade 11 and grade 12 senior high school students from two public Senior High Schools in the Philippines. There were more male respondents than female. The instrument used to gather the needed data was adapted from the College Practice Tests. Moreover, Pearson r correlation was used to test the relationship of students’ comprehension skills and their performance in English. The study revealed that students found difficulty in answering comprehension questions on vocabulary. They did not also perform well in other comprehension skills such as identifying the main idea, giving title and identifying facts and opinion relationship. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher recommend to give more reading comprehension activities to help the students improve their reading proficiency.
Keywords	Reading Proficiency, Senior High School, Reading Comprehension Activities
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 3, May-June 2025
Published On	2025-06-25
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i03.48298
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g9rnwm

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