The Impact of Reading Comprehension in Urban 8th Grade Achievement

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to present a research proposal for that study that aims to enlighten the importance of reading comprehension in 8th grade students. In addition, the proposed study explores the impact of reading comprehension on students' grade achievement in 8th standard. The proposed study and its expected outcomes are restricted to 8th standard in order to extract valid results by refining the target population for sample extraction. Reading comprehension possesses substantial importance in context of grade achievement. A student unable to comprehend a word that was just read is less likely to achieve higher grades after examination. There are diverse study variables that are incorporated in the proposed study whose findings will facilitate the process of highlighting the influence of reading comprehension on grade achievement. Propose study is classified as quantitative as the data collection tool used in this study is report card collected from the sample size. Moreover, the data in this study is analyzed by taking into account the figures illustrated in the academic performance report card extracted through the study sample. Hence, the study is classified as quantitative. Nonetheless, the data extracted through the sample size would be analyzed via the application of correlation which is an optimal statistical test used for measuring the impact of independent variable over the dependent.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION4

Rationale of the Study4

Statement of the Problem5

Purpose of the Study5

Aims and Objectives of the Study6

Research Question6

Definitions6

Reading Comprehension6

Grade Achievement6

Limitations7

Summary7

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW9

Introduction9

Reading Comprehension10

Summary15

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY16

Population16

Sample16

Instrument17

Validity and Reliability17

Research Design18

Variables18

Data Collection Procedures19

Data Analysis19

Summary19

REFERENCES21

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

There are different factors depicting substantial influence on grade achievement of students. These factors significantly impact the core ingredients required for the achievement of higher grades. Reading comprehension is one of the factors that have utmost importance in context of grade achievement. The objective of this study is to analyze and highlight the impact of reading comprehension on grade achievement of students studying in 8th grade. The fluency in reading represents the frequency to which the readers accurately recognize individual words within connected text.

Fluency in reading assists reading comprehension and is currently an area of interest among researchers that want to explore the influence of reading comprehension on students' grade achievement. Reading comprehension is facilitated through different factors such as understanding, fluency, word recognition etc. There are certain syndromes that hinder student's ability to read and comprehend. These syndromes have substantial influence on student grade achievement process and cause significant threat to students' academic and professional career. There is a close relationship between language fluency and reading comprehension. There are several theories and conceptions that have been explored in the context of reading comprehension.

Rationale of the Study

According to the seminal automatic information processing theory, the students who leisurely decipher the words are not competent to comprehend the meaning of words they have read after completing a sentence or paragraph. The proposed study aims to examine the relationship between reading comprehension and grade achievement among eight-grade ...