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    Performance of Grade Four Students In Reading Ljteracy In South Gondar Zone of Amhara Region
    (Addis Ababauniversity, 2009-06) Molla, Amsalu; Nekatibeb, Teshome (PhD)
    The main purpose of the study , performance in reading literacy of grade four students of South Conder Zone was to analyze the extent ofpe/formance in reading literacy and the impact olstudents' personality characteristics, home background and teacher related variables on it. AcC(m..lingly , a survey design on quantitative research approach wa.1 employed From the 51 ,718 target population olgrade jour stlldents, 38-1, J"(tndoll1ly selected samplc .It lI<1ents il1 10 primmy schools, 108 available teachen . Ul7d I ()() /)(/I·CIII .I ll"et"(' lI.1ed us /I/(/il7 dutu sOllrces. In collecting the required data questionnaires ji)r students, parents ami teachers and reading comprehension test items were used ()uestionnaire ami test items were piloted for reliability and l'olidity. 'I/ic collcc/cd di/ti/ WCI"c' (/I'II/II'::('d ({ml int('/"preted using descriptive (lml inferential stutistical techniques. t he resliit showed that the reading peijormance of sludents lvas belml' the minimum expec/(ftion ojMoE and the expected projile~' o.f/irst cJicle pril11wy schools. students gender, age, absenteeism, time taken to travel home to school, nllmher oj meals per doy, and peers reoding/i"equency were ./inll1d .ligl1(jicanf predictors o/ per/iJl"rnal7ce in reading literocy at p< 0.05 or P