सार

The National Achievement Survey (NAS) was carried out all over the country on 13th 
November 201 to assess the learning level of students in classes- III, V and VIII in Government 
and Government aided schools. Low performance is one of the reasons which are called 
psychological dropout. Students‘ low performance in language hinders them to comprehend the 
higher-class competency in Language. Hence, the investigator conducted the study entitled ―Effects of Strategic Intervention on Developing Reading and Reading Comprehension Skills of 
the Learners‖. This study was carried out with two specific objectives like to identify the status 
of the Cuttack district in respect of the State Report card and to evolve strategies to improve the 
level of learning achievement of class viii students in the first language Odia. A survey- cum- 
experimental method was adopted to conduct this study. 40 students were selected randomly to 
conduct this study. Data was collected using the tool like achievement tests through pre-test and 
post-test procedures. The intervention period was one month. The post-test result was better than 
Pre-test. It proved that remedial learning package had a positive effect on enhancing the 
achievement level