The Effect of Utilizing the KWLH Strategy on Developing English Language Reading Comprehension Skills and Attitudes towards Reading

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Associate Professor Department of Curriculum and Instruction Faculty of Graduate Studies for Education - Cairo University

Abstract

The current study aimed at investigating the effect of utilizing the KWLH strategy on developing English language reading comprehension skills and increasing positive attitudes towards reading among English language student-teachers who were enrolled in the online General Diploma in education during the first semester of the academic year 2024/2025. The participants were one experimental group of forty-three students. The researcher used three main instruments for data collection: reading comprehension skills checklist, English language reading comprehension test and attitudes scale towards reading. The researcher taught the study group English Language Teaching Strategies Course using the KWLH strategy for three months, three hours per week. Data collected through the pre-and post-application of the instruments was treated using t-test. The results revealed that the post-performance of the study group significantly exceeded its pre-performance. Thus, the results confirmed support to the study hypotheses. They displayed and proved the positive and significant effect of utilizing the KWLH strategy on developing the English language reading comprehension skill as a whole, each reading comprehension sub-skill and attitudes towards English language reading among prospective English language teachers.

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