The study determined the reading ability of first year Bachelor of Technical-Vocational Teacher Education students of Santo Tomas College of Agriculture Sciences and Technology for the academic year 2022-2023 using descriptive research design. The Philippine-Informal Reading Inventory (Phil-IRI) materials were used in assessing the level of reading ability of First Year BTVTED students. The data were statistically analyzed using t-test for paired sample and analysis of variance. There were 115 first-year college respondents in the local college in Santo Tomas Davao del Norte who were chosen for oral reading. The findings revealed that the reading ability of students in terms of word recognition and reading comprehension has significant difference towards students’ reading ability. On the other hand, there is no significant difference in the reading ability between male and female in word recognition. However, the result also revealed that there is significant difference in the reading ability of male and female in terms of reading comprehension. Students, instructors, college administrators, and CHED officials are encouraged to value the importance of reading ability of the students. And establish programs and work collaboratively that enhance the reading skills and performance of students and become an independent reader.
