The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of an intervention of reciprocal teaching (RT) strategies in students’ reading comprehension. A quantitative method using a quasi-experimental design is used in the intervention with three students in seventh grade with reading comprehension difficulties. The intervention of twelve lessons took place during a period of five weeks. A reading comprehension test was made before and after the intervention. The results from the experiment group are compared with the results from the reference group, and three intervention lessons were filmed. The findings from the film documentation revealed a progress in using different strategies to overcome obstacles to achieve reading comprehension. The students develop the ability to ask spontaneous questions and make critical reflections when reading. The test results also show a positive trend in the development of reading comprehension. This study thus confirms previous studies showing that students with reading difficulties benefit from being taught in how to use reading comprehension strategies, where RT is an available model.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-115925 |
| Date | January 2016 |
| Creators | Andersson, Johanna |
| Publisher | Umeå universitet, Institutionen för språkstudier |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf, application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess, info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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