Following the Parashot Strategy in Developing Reading Understanding Skills among Female Students in the1st Middle Grade in Reading Material

Abstract

The research aimed to know the effect of the Parashot strategy in developing the reading comprehension 
skills of first-grade intermediate students in reading. The researchers put the following two null hypotheses: 
There is no statistically significant difference at the level (0.05) between the average scores of the 
experimental group students who study the subject Reading with the Parashot strategy in the pre and 
post-tests in developing reading comprehension skills as a whole. There is no statistically significant 
difference at the level (0.05) between the average scores of the experimental group students who study 
the reading material using the Parashot strategy and the average scores of the control group students 
who study the same subject in the usual way in the post-test in developing reading comprehension skills 
as a whole. The research sample consisted of (50) female students from Badr Al-Kubra Secondary School 
for Girls, divided into two groups, experimental and control; the experimental group consisted of (25) 
female students who studied using the Parashot strategy, and (25) female students in the control group 
who studied in the usual way. The researchers prepared a pre and post-test that consisted of (40) multiple- 
choice items and extracted its validity and reliability. The research reached the following results: The 
students of the experimental group who studied using the Parashot strategy outperformed in the pre and 
post choices. The students of the experimental group who studied using the Parashot strategy 
outperformed the students of the control group who studied in the usual way in the post-test. The research 
concluded that the Parashot strategy proved to be effective within limits. The current research was 
conducted in developing the reading comprehension skills of the first intermediate grade female students 
in the reading subject in equilibrium with the usual method.