INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal | ISSN 2822-4353 | 2022 | Volume 1 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7444051 11 Readability of Selected Literary Texts in English and Level of Mastery in Comprehension Skills of Grade 7: Basis for an Enhanced Reading Program Arden B. Pacia 1 1 Leuteboro National High School – Department of Education, Philippines 1 arden.pacia@deped.gov.ph ABSTRACT This study determined the readability of selected literary texts in English and the level of mastery in comprehension skills of Grade 7 students in Domingo Yu Chu National High School as basis for an enhanced reading program in English. Results of the analyses indicate the following findings: Four of the five selected literary texts The Centipede, The Mats, The Wedding Dance, Bread of Salt and How My Brother Leon Brought Home A Wife were found to be suitable for sixth graders aged 11 and 12 described as easy. Only ‘Bread of Salt’, however, was found to be appropriate for the 7th graders aged 12 – 13 with its Flesch Reading Ease Score of 77.05. Results revealed that out of 138 student-respondents, majority have mastered noting details in the selections: The Centipede, The Mats, Wedding Dance, Bread of Salt and How My Brother Leon Brought Home A Wife. For identifying meaning through context clues only few have gained mastery of the stories. As regards sequencing of events, majority of the respondents were on nearly mastered level only except in the selection ‘The Mats’ where they scored well, while only few of the respondents have mastered making inference. Keywords: english literary texts, level of mastery, comprehension skills, enhanced reading program Author’s Bionote: Arden Balahadia Pacia is an educator who has over 12 years of teaching experience. He is a graduate of the Mindoro State College of Agriculture and Technology, Main Campus, now, Mindoro State University, where he took up Bachelor of Secondary Education major in English, cum laude. It is in the same College where he finished his Master of Arts in Education major in English Language Teaching. He started his career at Oriental Mindoro Academy where he rose from a classroom teacher to academic coordinator and to assistant principal from 2010-2014. After his four years at the private institution, he transferred to Domingo Yu Chu National High School where he served for seven years and 6 months. It is in the same school where he established himself as a school paper adviser, a SSG adviser, a winning coach, a School-District-Division-and-Regional speaker, a journalistic writer, a National Modular Writer-Editor-and-Evaluator. His engagement to school, district, division, regional and national activities contributed to continuously develop his personal and professional competencies. As an educator, he believes that if an opportunity comes, grab it as it will bring out the best in you. He is currently pursuing his doctor of philosophy major in Teaching English Language at the Divine Word College of Calapan. He is also a part-time teacher at Grace Mission College where he is handling English subjects. In the field of research, he is a researcher turned language editor, and presently one of the Division Research Evaluators during Division Research Summits. He is currently teaching at the senior high school department of Leuteboro National High School where he teaches oral communication and research subjects.