early diagnosis of esl learners' reading levels
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RASHIDAH BT RAHAMAT
PARILAH BT MOHD SHAH
SHARIFAH NOR BT PUTEH
ROSSENI BT DIN
Ong (1999) : reading book habits have lost its charm
The essence of reading is to understand what is read.
However, not many students enjoy reading especially the materials written in the language which is not their native language.
Steinberg (1986) highlights 5 principles of reading:-
A) involve only meaningful words, phrases, and sentences
B) depend on speech understandingC) not depend on teaching new language or
conceptD) do not depend on teaching writingE) enjoyable
…a process which involve a lot of “ sensory, perceptual and linguistic abilities..and takes years to fully master ( Cats et al and Nation 2005)
2 components of reading :
Decoding printed words
Understanding the
message
Form continuou
s hypothese
s about the words
seen
Form continuou
s hypothese
s about the words
seenVisual
ize the
written
info, Identi
fy meaning of words
Reading Processes
READERS
Knowledge
Interest
Purpose
Ability
MATERIALS
No of words Length
of words
Syntax
• 1) identify the reading levels among the secondary school students
•2) identify their attitudes towards reading in English.
1) What are the reading levels among the secondary school students?
2) What are the students’ vocabulary level based on the diagnostic tests?
3) What are the students’ grammatical level based on the diagnostic tests?
4) What are the students’ attitudes towards reading in general?
Samples Instruments
*37 Form Four Students •Daily school
•Mixed English language proficiency
•Convenient sampling
1)Diagnostic Reading Test by KPM (1994) for CRP Program
2)Mikulecky Behavioral Reading Attitude Measure by Richardson et al (2006)
Data collection : administered collaboratively with the
English language teacher in the schoolDone twice: a) the diagnostic test and b)
reading attitude surveyData Analysis: descriptive analysis -
percentages
Levels N %Elementary 27 72
Intermediate 10 27
Advance 0 0
Range of correct answers
N %
0-5 30 81
6-10 7 19
11-15 0 0
16-20 0 0
Range of Correct answers
N %
0-5 14 38
6-10 15 41
11-15 8 22
16-20 0 0
21-25 0 0
26-30 0 0
31-35 0 0
36-40 0 0
41-45 0 0
46-50 0 0
51-55 0 0
Attitudes Levels N %
Above Average 15 36
Average 14 33
Below Average 1 2
Not Available 7 29
Respondents generally have a very limited vocabulary and weak grammar foundation for English language
These tend to affect understanding Irujo (2005) : problem of ELL in reading is the kind of support
givenLack of proficiency due to external factors which
would eventually “cure” with time and supportTeachers shape their approaches and materialsTeachers are the key success to their students’
success in the classroom
Diagnosing the students’ reading level shall give a lot of benefits to teachers in planning a suitable instructions and resources that would fit in the students’ ability
It shall help teachers to choose the right channel to make the students be motivated to read and understand reading materials in the target language
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