The impacts of parents’ participation in teaching their kids the skills of “reading aloud” in order to improve conversation and critical reading skills among sixth graders (girls) in Jordan

Authors

  • أ.ليلى محمد المومني
  • أ.د.راتب قاسم عاشور

Keywords:

parents’ participation in teaching, sixth grade, Reading Aloud Skill, communication skills, critical reading, Jordan

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of parents’ involvement
in their children reading in the development of speaking and critical reading
among sixth grade female students in Jordan.To achieve this, the researcher
developed a test in speaking and another in critical reading.The participants
of this study consisted of (46) female students from the sixth grade chosen
purposefully from two public schools girls in Ajloun First Educational
Directorate, the control group from Eben-Ebleen School totaling (23) students
and the experimental group from Sakhra Comprehensive School for Girls
totaling (23) students.The experimental group studied through the strategy of
parents’ involvement while, the control group studied through the traditional
method described in the teachers’ guide.The findings of the study showed that
there are significant statistical differences at the level of (a =0.05) attributed
to the teaching method in voice tunes, spelling, accuracy and evaluation in
favor of the experimental group, and there were no differences in expression
fluency.Moreover, there are significant statistical differences at the level of
(a =0.05) attributed to the teaching method in all sub skills except the goals
of the writer in favor of the experimental group.Based on the findings the
researcher presented several recommendations.

Published

2017-05-09

How to Cite

المومني أ. م., & عاشور أ. ق. (2017). The impacts of parents’ participation in teaching their kids the skills of “reading aloud” in order to improve conversation and critical reading skills among sixth graders (girls) in Jordan. Journal of Al-Quds Open University for Educational & Psychological Research & Studies, 4(15). Retrieved from https://journals.qou.edu/index.php/nafsia/article/view/189

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