EFFECT OF COMPREHENSION TEACHING METHODS ON READING COMPREHENSION OF PUPILS WITH READING DIFFICULTIES IN SCHOOLS IN FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA

📄 Project Abstract

This study sought to examine the effect of comprehension teaching methods on reading comprehension of pupils with reading difficulties in schools in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Four research questions and 4 hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted an experimental research design. The population comprised 60 primary six pupils in Bwari and Municipal Area councils of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. A comprehension Reading Passage developed by the researcher was used as an instrument for data collection which was validated by three experts in the field of special education, measurement and Evaluation and language education all in Faculty of Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The internal consistency of the instrument was determined through trial testing of the instrument on 20 pupil;s outside the area of the study. The internal consistency of the instrument was determined using Kudar Richardson (K-R20) formula and reliability co-efficient values of passage 1= 0.643...