“Problems Encountered in Distant Learning Relative to Reading Skills Among Grade 10 Students, Talibon District, Bohol”

Abstract

This study deals with the problems encountered in distance learning among Grade 10 students of Talibon District I relative to their reading skills.  The study focuses on students’ problems in in terms of internet connection and electricity problems, inadequate and vague learning resources, overloaded lesson activities, conflict with home responsibilities, financial-related problems, and physical and mental health compromises. parent’s highest educational attainment, family income, and parent’s livelihood means. The PHIL-IRI results of the students were the data for the student’s reading skill level. It seeks to check the significant degrees of relationship, correlation, and difference between and among variables.            The method used the descriptive-correlational design of the quantitative research method and descriptive-correlational questionnaires, which determined the respondents’ problems in distance learning. In addition, it used a documentary analysis to gather the results of Phil-IRI. It is found that the majority of the students have parents with a high school education and work as farmers with less than P5,000.00 monthly income. Moreover, among the six problems encountered in distant learning, ranking first is ‘conflict with home responsibilities and poor learning environment’, which is interpreted as moderately serious. Their reading skills are alarming as they belong to the lowest ‘frustration level’.