The following study has been done in order to understand the effect of training strategies of self questioning on children with poor reading skills to increase their ability to read.
The 3 students for an experiment has been selected from each class ...
The following study has been done in order to understand the effect of training strategies of self questioning on children with poor reading skills to increase their ability to read.
The 3 students for an experiment has been selected from each class among the grade 3 students of D primary school in DaeJeon city that scored less than 60 marks in a Korean language test. The students sat K-WISC III intelligent test and basic study skill tests. The selected students has been given a training of strategies of self questioning through activities after school for 3 times a week for a total of 18 times.
The model provided as a strategy of self questioning was QAR program that has been suggested by Raphal with a superhuman view in order to improve reading skills of the students. The QAR program was purposed to improve the abilities of the students to read and ask him/herself with three questions. The question, 'Is it there?' indicated that there is an answer in the question being asked. The question, 'Think and find?' instructed the students to understand the details and their relationship in order to answer the question. The question, 'With my ability?' stated that answers were known from remembering their own personal experiences and knowledge.
The QAR program has been based on current teaching concept. In detain, the teaching concept was an initial lead by a teacher but gradually changing into student led class. The 1st step (1st~5th time) involved demonstrations and instruction from the teacher. The 2nd step (6th~10th time) involved guide from a teacher and practiced by the students. The 3rd step involved(11th~14th time) involved practiced by the students and inspection by the teacher. The 4th step (15th~18th time) has been proceeded by the practice of the students.
Yang Jun Mok's view (2006) has been refered to for attitude towards reading in order to see three areas of behavior i.e. attitude (distance between the eyes and the book, gaze, sitting position), read in a situation (consider symbols while reading, consider background of the book while reading), use of reading strategies (repetitive reading, underlining things to be asked, pointing while reading).
Korea Education Development produced basic reading, 3rd grade reading A type from A and B types, and measuring tool for poor reading skilled students have been used for an evaluation. The consecutive tests has used B type, however, 2 clauses for test has been amended by the researchers in order to be congruent with A type. The amended clauses has been used after thorough inspection for soundness has been approved by teachers of over 10 years and 3rd grade experience. The maintenance tests has been carried out to rearrange the clauses of A type. The initial, consecutive, and maintenance tests for a behavior or attitude towards reading have been carried out after making checklists.
In conclusion, the strategies of self questioning improved the reading skills of the students with poor reading skills. It as highly effective as the reading ability which required strategical approach of understanding the words that met context of reading and understanding the key issues improved through strategies of self questioning that met the level of reading of students with poor reading skills.
In other words, the strategies of self questioning asked and encourage self motivated attention towards study and effectively improve the reading skills.
Secondly, the strategies of self questioning had effects on the betterment of attitude towards reading by students that had poor reading skills. The students showed improvements with areas that related to the use of reading strategies such as gazing, sitting position, repetitive reading, underlining while reading. Thus, the study resulted in a highly positive effects on attitudes towards reading of students with poor reading skills.
Therefore, strategies of self questioning can be truly effective on reading attitudes and skills of students with poor reading skills. In addition, the active use of strategies of self questioning can reduce the number of students with poor reading skills at school.