THE IMPACT OF READING STORIES ON 4TH GRADERS’ WRITING COMPETENCE AT RAMALLAH PRIVATE SCHOOLS
| dc.contributor.author | Haneen Najeh Shaker Rustom | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-22T09:45:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-05-22T09:45:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-08-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study aims to measure and identify the impact of reading stories on the fourth graders’ writing competence at Ramallah private schools. To achieve this, the researcher prepared two tools to gather information, namely: conducting a focused interview, which was administered to 15 teachers at private schools in the Ramallah District. Moreover, the researcher developed pre and post-tests, which were administered to the 4thgrader students at four private schools in Ramallah to diagnose the students’ reading and writing competence. The population of this study was the fourth graders at the private schools in the Ramallah district, while four schools were purposely chosen as the sample. Of this study. It is found that reading short stories plays a significant role in developing students' writing proficiency by enhancing their language skills, expanding their literary repertoire, and stimulating their imagination and creativity because reading enables students surf the ideas and the writing styles which develops their writing skills. Also, short stories expose students to different types of texts and literary styles. As a result, they learn how to analyze texts, comprehend their content, and understand their meaning. The researcher recommended encouraging students to read short stories using active and critical reading; moreover, encouraging them to practice writing about these short stories. Keywords: Reading stories, Writing competence, Dictogloss. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11888/18824 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.supervisor | Dr. Nidal Jayousi | |
| dc.title | THE IMPACT OF READING STORIES ON 4TH GRADERS’ WRITING COMPETENCE AT RAMALLAH PRIVATE SCHOOLS | |
| dc.type | Thesis |