02212nam a22002417a 4500 9708 OCLRC 20260730103750.0 230126t xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d OCLRC T 370 1999 Batislaong, Lourdes C. Reading comprehension skills of selected grade VI pupils in district III of the division of Paranaque SY 1998-1999/ Lourdes C. Batislaong. Parañaque City: Olivarez College, 1999. Master Thesis Deficiency in reading comprehension has hecome a critical nationalproblem; workplace illiteracy costs hundreds of billions of pesos in corporateretraining, industrial accidents, and reduced competitiveness. Truly, reading serves as an indispensable function of society and a tool tolearning. It is a vital,skill in today's complex society. The ability to read has always been regarded the key to effectivelearning. Access to various areas of knowledge is made possible through reading.Likewise,retardation in reading greatly results in deprivation of the medium ortool of learning and access to various areas of knowledge. In the teachinglearning process, low or poor pupils' academic achievement is oftentimesattributed to reading deficiencies or disabilities. The above concepts recognize that reading proficiency is closely relatedand/or a determinant of school success or failure in life. In the words of Barley(1970),the most important responsibility of the elementary school is to developchildren's love for learning and to teach the skills that facilitate learning. Amongthese skills is reading, for reading is the key to the past as well as to the present. Specifically,the importance of reading in the life of a school child is.immeasurablc. An individual is helpless in school if he or she does not know how to read. He or She feels emotionally distress and suffers humiliation for he/she can't cope wiith abled children and other requirements. Elementary & Secondary Education. Secondary curricular. Reading comprehension. Cachola, Ma. Judy O. Capinpin, Dominador C. THES T 370 1999 9708 9708 0 0 0 0 LRC GSL 2026-07-30 0 T 370 1999 033 C.1 2026-07-30 10:37:50 1 2026-07-30 THES 0 0 0 0 LRC GSL 2026-07-30 0 T 370 1999 034 C.2 2026-07-30 10:37:50 2 2026-07-30 THES 0 0 0 0 LRC GSL 2026-07-30 0 T 370 1999 035 C.3 2026-07-30 10:37:50 3 2026-07-30 THES