Effect of guided reading strategies on the motivation of the students to increase reading skill of elementary level students in the subjects of English
Keywords:
Guided Reading Strategies, Motivation, Reading Skill, Elementary LevelAbstract
The study investigated the Effect of guided reading strategies on the motivation of the students to increase reading skill of elementary level students in the subjects of English. The major objectives of the study were as follows: (i) to find out effectiveness of motivation before reading.(ii) To find out effectiveness of motivation during reading. (iii) to find out effectiveness of motivation after reading. This study was experimental in nature and the posttest only equivalent groups design was used. The population of the study constituted all the elementary school students studying English in grade three. A group of sixty students of grade three with equal reading difficulties was selected as the sample of the study through purposive sampling from Govt girl’s higher secondary school Attock oil refinery (AOC). The sample students were further divided into experimental and control groups through random sampling technique. Motivation to Read Survey scale” was used for the collection of the data on motivation. Chi Square was applied to measure Motivation to Read Survey Scale. They study concluded that guided reading strategies had positive effect on students motivation to read. It is recommended that curriculum developers be include guided reading strategies while designing for primary school children curriculum. This study is significant for curriculum developer, policy makers, teacher and students.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10286688
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