The Use of Shadowing Technique on Developing Oral Reading Fluency, Comprehension and Attitude Towards Reading of Fifth Primary School Students

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The current study aimed at examining the use of shadowing technique on developing oral reading fluency, comprehension and attitude towards reading of fifth primary school students. The study adopted a quasi-experimental research design. Participants in this study were a group of thirty-five (n=35) primary stage .Tools of the study were designed by the researcher, namely, oral reading fluency and comprehension test and reading attitude survey. Based on the study results, there is an evidence that the use of shadowing technique had a positive effect on developing oral reading fluency reading fluency (t value was 17.227) and comprehension ( t value was 18.773) of fifth primary school students. Moreover, the students’ attitude towards reading has been developed positively. Furthermore , the correlation between oral reading fluency and comprehension was found ( r=0.873).

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