Abstract
This study aimed to explore the Effectiveness of Using Reading Comprehension Strategies by Selected Elementary Teachers in Gumaca, Quezon, at Plaza Rizal, Gumaca West, and Gumaca East elementary School, used reading comprehension strategies. Aspects studied were the profile of the respondents and their teaching experience. It looked into the frequency of use of the re-reading the text, asking questions, making connections, activating prior knowledge and visualizing. In order to accomplish her purpose, the researcher employed a questionnaire to ascertain the demographic profile of the respondents and to evaluate the efficacy of certain elementary teachers in Gumaca implementing reading comprehension strategies. In Gumaca, Quezon, this comprised 50 teachers from Plaza Rizal, Gumaca West, and Gumaca East Elementary School. The descriptive design on the main source of data and information. The result showed that the most of the respondents are the age of 36-40 years old and female. According to the result of Kruskal Wallis all the null hypothesis are accepted with means that there is no significant difference on the perceived effectiveness of using reading comprehension strategies when the respondents are grouped according to profile. Based from the results of the study, the following recommendations are suggested. The future researchers they may conduct the similar study and improve some flaws in effectiveness of using reading comprehension strategies by selected elementary teachers in Gumaca.The recommendations that follows are made in light of the study's findings: future researchers should carry out a study of a similar nature and address some of the inadequacies in the way that particular elementary school teachers in Gumaca are now employing reading comprehension strategies.
