Three Reading Phases Technique to Develop Reading Skills of Students Studying at Grade-IX: Action Research

Abstract

The present research entitled Three Reading Phases Technique to Develop Reading Skills of Students Studying at Grade-IX: Action Research was an attempt to ascertain the effect of three reading phases technique to develop reading skills and to provide pedagogical implications. I followed action research deign to carry out this study. Twenty two respondents were selected using purposive non random sampling procedure. The pre -test, the progress test and the post- test items and a set of rating response item tests were the main tools for data collection. The collected data were analyzed and interpreted descriptively and statistically. The major findings of study shows that three reading phases technique help the students develop reading skills of secondary level students to understand the structure and organization, enable to deduce meaning of unfamiliar phrases and words, understand the underlying themes ; learners have active roles to develop independent in the way of study, remember, store and use language participating in different activities of reading skills and it is suggested that English language teachers should implement this technique in the EFL classroom with different practicable reading activities and assessment process that enable learners to understand the ideas and knowledge from the reading texts. This thesis consists five chapters. The first chapter deals with the background of the study, statement of the problems, rationale of the study, research objectives, research questions, delimitations of the study and definition of the key terms. The second comprises theoretical review of and empirical studies, implication of the study and conceptual framework. Likewise, third consists of research design, population, sample and sampling strategy, study area/field, sources of data, data collection tools and techniques, data collection procedures, data analysis and interpretation procedure and ethical considerations. The fourth chapter presents the results and discussions. The fifth chapter is about the conclusions and implications of this study. References and appendices are included at the end of this thesis.