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    The Conception of Teachers And Students Regarding Reading English: The Case Of Grades 4 and 5 Students In Arada Sub City, Addis Ababa.
    (Addis Ababa University, 2015-11) Shewa, HaileMichael; beher, Gebregziabiher (PhD)
    The study was conducted ti investigate the conceptions of teachers and students regarding reading English: the case of grades 4 and 5 students in some selected primary schools in Arada sub city, Addis Ababa. The schools were selected purposefully so as to include samples from various types of schools, and the study included, one church school, one private school, one public school and one government school. The subjects of the study were the sample schools' grades 4 and 5 students, their English teachers, and the four sample schools' directors. Regarding the data gathering techniques, schedules were used to collect data from students, questionnaire to collect data from teachers, and an interview to collect data from the directors. All the tools for data collection were presented in Amharic to avoid language barriers and to facilitate communication. The objective so of the study were to assess the students reading skills development in some selected primary school in Arada sub city. To achieve these objectives the researcher developed basic questions concerning the factors that possibly affect students' reading skills development. The researcher, therefore, assessed the possible causes for poor reading and possible solutions to reading skills problems. To investigate these issues, descriptive survey method was used. This method was chosen because the method helps to describe the status of the existing phenomena at a point of time. Hence, the researcher found out that students were rated as very good at reading and understanding English texts.