INVESTIGATING GRADE TEN STUDENTS’READING STRATEGIES USE; AGULAE SECONDARY SCHOOL IN FOCUS

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the reading strategies use and their perception of grade ten students at Agulae secondary school in Tigray, regional state. To achieve this objective descriptive research design and mixed research approach (both quantitative and qualitative) was employed to collect and analyzed the data. The required data for the study were collected though questionnaire, interview and classroom observation. The data collected from the questionnaires and observation was analyzed though quantitative and data collected though interview was analyzed using qualitative data analyzed stage. For this purpose, the sampling techniques were selected by using simple random sampling techniques for the total population of 412 grade ten students. On the other hand, by using purposive sampling technique all available English teachers in the target school were selected as respondents since there were total of six English teachers that teach in grade 10.in order to collect adequat and reliable data the researcher was using the following instruments; questionnaires, semi structured interview and classroom checklist observations tools The method of data analyze was descriptive statistical method and interpreted using SPSS version 20 analyzed that is frequency, percentage ,mean and standard division was performed, .narrative interpretation to provide a comprehension understanding of the issues. The major findings the study revealed that students faced significantly challenges in the key reading strategies less frequently used the strategies of predicting, skimming, scanning, previewing, translating and making inference. Additionally, limited vocabulary knowledge and in effective teaching methods as a result, the researcher recommended that all the reading strategies should be taken great concentrate by both teachers and students in the present and next time teaching and learning process, to enhance effective readers and to use the strategies’ effectively because these strategies helpful for the students for their daily learning process, and easier to do the reading assignment and examinations.