Factors that Affect Students' Reading Comprehension in two Government high schools: Grade 9 students in focus.
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2011-11
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The ability to comprehend texts written in English helps to learn the target language. It is
also very significant for academic stud ies, enjoyment, survival and others. However, It was
fe lt that most students fail to understand texts. As different writers state the causes of the
fai lu re, different suggestions are also given to minimize the failure of students'
comprehension skills as a solution. The relevance of the ab ility to comprehend tests, the
researcher's experience and other views on the causes of the problem as well as the
so lutions initiated the researcher to figure out factors that affect grade nine students '
reading comprehension ability.
This study genera lly aimed at showing up-to-date mechanisms that enable students to be
competent readers. It particularly attempted to find out factors that affect reading
comprehension ability, the magnitude of the comprehension problem, and its possible
soluti ons. The identification of the magnitude of the problem was found to be the base for
the identification of the causes and the so lutions. Because, li sting down causes and
suggesting for solutions is pointless unless a problem is found rampant. With this intention
the study was conducted on 40 sampled students and their four English language teachers.
Student questiOlmaire, classroom observation teacher interview and text book analysis were
used to gath er the req uired data. The findings were the students' insuffic ient practice,
improper reading practices, failure to read extensively and . poor reading habits.
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