CORRELATES OF READING COMPETENCE IN ENGLISH OF GRADE 3 PUPILS IN

DON VICENTE QUINTERO MEMORIAL SCHOOL

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A Thesis Proposal

Presented to

The Faculty of the Graduate School

Eastern Visayas State University

Tacloban City

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In Partial Fulfillment

Of the Requirements for the Degree

Master of Arts in Education-Language Instruction

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By

Lowela R. Nicer

April 2019
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TITLE PAGE…………………………………………………………. i

TABLE OF CONTENTS…………………………………………….. ii

LIST OF FIGURES…………………………………………………... iii

LIST OF APPENDICES……………………………………………... iv

CHAPTER

I INTRODUCTION…………………………………… 1

Background of the Study……………………… 1

Statement of the Problem……………………… 7

Significance of the Study…………………..… . 8

Scope and Delimitation of the Study…………. 10

II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

Related Literature and Studies………………… 11

Theoretical Conceptual Framework…………… 35

Hypotheses……………………………………. 40

Definition of Terms…………………………… 41
III METHODOLOGY

Research Design………………………………. 43

Research Locale……………………………….. 44

Research Respondents………………………… 44

Research Instrument…………………………… 45

Data Gathering Procedure…………………….. 46

Methods of Scoring and Interpretation……… 47

Statistical Treatment………………………… 51

BIBLIOGRAPHY…………………….…….. 55

APPENDICES………………………………. 62