ISSN: 2782-893X
eISSN: 2799-0664
ISSN: 2782- 893X
—— The study was an attempt to discuss the causes of reading comprehension factors and barriers of Grade 11 students at The Thomas Aquinas Institute of Learning and the possible strategies and interventions to improve their reading skills and abilities. The respondents of the study comprise of 91 students. The data were gathered using a standardized test about the barriers and strategies on reading comprehension. The research utilized the descriptive type of research in developing a strategic plan to better enhance their reading comprehension. Results revealed that students need further improvement on reading skills because of the following key areas: language factors; vocabulary barriers, grammar barriers, discourse barriers, culture background barriers, and non-language factors; psychological factors, reading habit factors, reading interest factors, reading strategy factors. Given the results, often these students do not possess adequate reading comprehension skills to do what is expected of them. It is important for teachers to reinforce proper strategies and intervention in teaching to develop their critical thinking capabilities. On the other hand, students should realize numerous benefits of possessing a good understanding of what they read for lifelong learning and improvement of their career and life itself. While reading is a crucial life skill and delivers wide-reaching educational value to all, the ability to read and understand its meaning opens a lifetime of pleasure and discovery. Teachers and students should work hand-in-hand to promote improvement in terms of barriers that impede students’ ability to comprehend the subject matter. Keywords — Research, Teaching Strategies, Reading Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Language Barriers, English, High School