Reading Comprehension Skills and Scholastic Achievement in English Among the Grade Three Pupils in New Calamba Elementary School, DepEd, Zamboanga Del Norte

Authors: Ervin Mayormita Parami

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37082/IJIRMPS.v13.i6.232775

Short DOI: https://doi.org/hbd6h4

Country: Philippines

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Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the reading comprehension skills and scholastic achievement in English among Grade 3 pupils in New Calamba Elementary School, DepEd, Zamboanga del Norte. The research utilized a descriptive correlational design to explore the relationship between students' reading comprehension skills and their academic performance in English. Data were collected from a sample of 24 pupils, with a focus on demographic information, comprehension skills in various areas, and scholastic achievement. The findings revealed that a majority of the pupils exhibited poor reading comprehension across most areas, including character, times and events, events and sequences, syntactic structure, connections between parts of the text, inferences, text sensitivity, text hierarchy, mental models, and error recognition. However, their scholastic achievement in English was categorized as good, with a weighted mean of 83.33. Additionally, a significant positive relationship was found between various reading comprehension skills, such as understanding characters, events, syntactic structures, inferences, and text hierarchy, and their English achievement. Based on these findings, recommendations were made to improve reading comprehension through increased reading activities, parental involvement, teacher strategies, and the support of guidance counselors. The study suggests further research into the role of socioeconomic factors and the effectiveness of school-wide reading programs in enhancing overall academic performance.

Keywords: reading comprehension skills, scholastic achievement, grade 3 pupils, English, academic performance

Paper Id: 232775

Published On: 2025-12-10

Published In: Volume 13, Issue 6, November-December 2025

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