The Development of English Reading Comprehension Skill of Undergraduates through Extensive Reading Integrating with Reading Strategies Instruction

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to 1) develop the extensive reading integrating with reading strategies instructional model 2) improve undergraduates' English reading comprehension skills through extensive reading integrating with reading strategies instructional model. The research was conducted as research and development methodology. The sample comprised 40 undergraduate students majoring in Communication Arts, Faculty of Management Science at Phuket Rajabhat University, who registered in English for Advertising and Public Relation course during the first semester of the academic year 2020 by purposive sampling. Research instruments consisted of a handbook for extensive reading integrating with reading strategies instructional model, lesson plans, worksheets and reading comprehension test. The data were analyzed by means, standard deviations and t-test for dependent sample by comparing pre-test and post-test scores.

The results were as follows:

1. The instructional model developed by integrating extensive reading with reading strategies called “MIRES Model” consisted of five teaching steps. These are 1) Model Reading Strategies 2) Intensive Reading Practice 3) Reading Engagement 4) Extend Reading Experience 5) Sharing Community.


2. After using the MIRES model, the students’ reading comprehension average scores were higher than before receiving the instruction. Average pre-test score was 9.65 and increased to 13.18 in post-test, which was significantly higher at the .05 level. Therefore, MIRES model has effected to the undergraduates' reading comprehension skill development.