اثر القراءة الحرة المكثفة عل تنمية مهارات استيعاب المقروء لدى طالبات الصف التاسع بمحافظة غزة

Abstract

The present paper investigated the effectiveness of an "Assisted Extensive Reading Program" on developing reading comprehension strategies, mainly; skimming, scanning, guessing meaning of words in context and inference The target students are ninth graders in Gaza governorate. Three groups were assigned. Experimental group (1)received reading comprehension strategy training only. Group(2) received reading comprehension strategy training integrated with a nine-week period of extensive reading activities. Both the reading comprehension strategy training and the nine weeks of extensive reading activities consist the Assisted Extensive Reading Program. The control group was instructed in the traditional way. The results of the three groups pretest were almost similar. The post test results showed that the" Assisted Extensive Reading Program" proved to be absolutely efficient in developing reading comprehension strategies. On the other hand, strategy training alone was useful but to a limited extent. The traditional method was ineffective, in that, students made no significant progress. : 9 . . : . ) 1 ( ) 2 ( 9 45 . .