Factors Affecting Reading Level, Comprehension Skills, and Academic Performance of Intermediate Pupils: Basis for Enhancement Plan

This study entitled Factors Affecting Reading Level, Comprehension Skills, and Academic Performance of Intermediate Pupils: Basis for Enhancement Plan aimed to determine the factors that affect the reading and comprehension skills of the ninety-six intermediate pupils and their relationship to the pupils’ academic performance. It utilized descriptive research design. Data were collected using Phil-IRI Assessment Tool and a two-part researcher-made survey questionnaire which determined the profile of the respondents on sex, socio-economic status, and nutritional status, and measured the level of factors affecting reading and comprehension skills. Findings revealed that the intermediate pupils were mostly, male, belonged to poor families, and with normal nutritional status. Reading level and comprehension skills of pupils in terms of their profile was instructional. The level of five factors affecting the reading level and comprehension skills of was moderate. The overall academic performance of pupils was high. There is no significant difference in the reading level and comprehension skills of pupils in terms of profile. No significant difference in the factors affecting the reading level and comprehension skills of profile. There is a significant relationship between the reading level and comprehension skills and academic performance of pupils, and no significant relationship between the factors affecting the reading level and comprehension skills and academic performance of intermediate pupils.