This study entitled Proposed Modules for the Least Mastered Skills in English 1 in High School is a modest attempt in constructing individualized materials for first-year students as learners of English as a second language. Fifty high schools English I teachers were utilized give assessment to the instructional materials, the modules. to

This work used the descriptive survey method to determine answers to the questions the in the statement of the problems. The least mastered skills identified in the Secondary Diagnostic Test in English [ administered by the Department of Education last July 2002. The results of

the test served as the basis of the researcher in preparing at least 6 modules covering the least mastered skills specifically in Reading To find meaning in the collected data, the average weighted mean was used. Moreover, the researcher used the Liker Scale to determine the adequacy of the modules as regard to the objectives, content, use of context the

3. comprehension and exercises/ examples.

For purposes of clarity and order, this study addressed

following specific questions

1. What are the least mastered skills of the first-year high

school students in English I subject?

What methods of teaching, strategies and activities

should be employed to develop the English I least

mastered skills to suit the needs of the 2002 Basic Education

Curriculum (BEC)?

How can the findings in problems 1 and 2 be utilized in preparing a module for English 1?
. How did the first-year English teachers assess the proposed

modules as to :

4.1 Objectives,

4.2 Contents,

4.3 Use of Context,

4.4 Comprehension, and

4.5 Examples/Exercises?