Reading Habits and Preferences of Grade 11 Students as Basis for Supplementary Materials

Abstract

The main aim of this study is to strengthen the Senior High School Reading activities, engaging and enhancing their reading skills using their habits, interest and preferences towards pleasurable and informative reading. It will be beneficial to have a record of their reading habits to make predictions about their academic success in the study. For effective promotion of reading habits, skills and culture, reading must be made pleasurable and voluntary. The respondents of the study are Grade 11 ABM students of Columban College, Inc. The study aimed to answer the following questions such as: 1. profile of respondents in terms of: sex; 2. reading preferences of male and female respondents in terms of: time spent on reading, place preferences when reading, and selected reading material 3. authorship preferences in reading of male and female respondents in terms of: author’s sex and related literature 4. Reading habits of the respondents 5. suggested reading materials. A descriptive method was used in the study to accurately and systematically describe the reading habits and preferences of the literature. The study therefore concluded that enhancement of good reading habits of senior secondary students is encourage for a healthy intellectual growth and achieve practical efficiency.