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Urdaneta City University

educational attainment, number of years teaching Reading, length of service and number of hours
of relevant trainings. Problem no. 2 determined the level of instructional skills in Reading along
planning skills, use of methods and strategies, use of instructional materials, communication
skills and evaluative skills. Problem no. 3 focused on the significant relationship between the
respondents profile and instructional skills of teachers in Reading and the development of a
proposed program to improve the instructional skills of teachers in Reading.
The null hypothesis was tested at the .05 level of significance that there is no significant
relationship between the levels of instructional skills in Reading and the profile variables.
Based on the analysis and interpretation of data, the following findings were yielded:
1) The teacher-respondents are within the age bracket of 30 years old and below, dominantly
female, married, mostly pursuing their graduate studies, with 10 years and above teaching
reading, with 10 years and above length of service and have been attending relevant trainings
from district to national levels 2) The level of instructional skills in Reading in different areas is
satisfactory as indicated by the grand overall weighted mean of 4.15 with the use of evaluative
skills having the highest mean of 4.27 and use of instructional material having the lowest mean
of 3.96. 3) The null hypothesis of no significant relationship in the teacher’s level of instructional
skills I Reading across the profile variable is accepted. 4) A proposed program to enhance the
teaching skills in Reading was developed.
Based on the results of the findings, the researcher arrived at the following conclusions:
1) The profile of the respondents teachers is adequately enough that qualify them to be teachers
in Reading. 2) The teacher respondents are still wanting of enhancing and upgrading their level
of instructional skills in Reading being one level lower to the highest level of using instructional
skills 3) The teachers are comparable in their level of instructional skill in Reading and 4) the
proposed program for enhancement of instructional skills of teachers in Reading is developed to
further enhance pupils reading performance.
In the light of findings and conclusions, the following recommendations are hereby
presented 1) all concerned teachers will be encouraged to finish their Masteral and Doctoral
degrees to enhance their professional growth. 2) teachers teaching Reading should improve their
instructional skills along the use of instructional materials to further hone teaching performance
and students achievements. 3) recommend the implementation of the proposed enhancement
program in Reading.

URDANETA CITY UNIVERSITY GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING PROGRAM:
AN ASSESSMENT AND ENHANCEMENT
ANILYN M. TABARA

The study determined the extent of implementation of the Urdaneta City University
Guidance and Counselling Program for the academic year 2013 to the present. It specifically
sought the problem on the age, sex, birth order, course, year level, religion, civil status, family

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