Causes of Primary Stage Students’ Weakness in English Reading Skills

Abstract

The present study aims to determine the reasons behind the primary stage students’ weakness in the English reading skills in Tafila Directorate of Education (Jordan). The study follows descriptive analytical method. The subject of the study consisted of the total number of the students in the first three grades in Tafila Directorate of Education (1253 male and female students). As for the sample, it was randomly selected to represent the subject of the study with a total number of (60 male and female students, 40 females and 20 males). The instrument was actually reading texts chosen from the English Students’ Books. The texts were chosen to meet the objective of the present study. After a careful follow-up of the researcher to the performance of the students in reading these texts and answering the questions based on them, he reached to some indicators which help him to draw conclusions. Based on the results of the study, the researcher reached to some recommendations.

Received: 12 October 2020 / Accepted: 26 December 2020 / Published: 17 January 2021