A Modified Survey of Reading Strategies (SORS) - a Good Instrument to Assess Students’ Reading Strategy Use
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Abstract: Reading comprehension is one of the most important factors in English language learning for all students because it provides the basis for a substantial amount of learning in education [1, 2]. Being aware of the importance of reading strategies and their impact on language learning researchers all over the world have taken a lot investigations into this field. This paper is an attempt to synthesize the most popular approaches to categorize reading strategies and proposes an effective instrument to assess students’ reading strategy use.
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Keywords: Reading strategies, reading strategy classification, reading comprehension, readers.
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[6] Wallace, C. (1992). Reading. Oxford University Press.
[7] Block, E. (1986). The comprehension strategies of second language readers. TESOL Quarterly, 20(3), 463-494.
[8] Brantmeier, C. (2002). Second language reading strategy research at the secondary and university levels: Variations, disparities, and generalizability. The Reading Matrix, 2(3), 1–13.
[9] Koda, K. (2005). Insights into Second Language Reading: A Cross-linguistic Approach.. New York: Cambridge University Press.
[10] Afflerbach, P., Pearson, P., & Paris, S. (2008). Skills and strategies: their differences, their relationships and why it matters. In: Mokhtari, K., Sheorey, R. (Eds.), Reading Strategies of First- and Second-language Learners: See How They Read. Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc., Norwood, MA.
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[15] Chamot, A. U. (2005). Language learning strategy instruction: Current issues and research. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 25, 112–130.
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[18] Hsiao, T.Y. & Oxford, R. L. (2002). Comparing theories of language learning strategies: A confirmatory factor analysis. Modern Language Journal, 86, 368–383.
[19] Brown, A.L., & Palinscar, A.S., (1984). Reciprocal Teaching of Comprehension Fostering and Comprehension- Monitoring Activities. Cognition and Instruction. 1(2),117-175.
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[21] Kaylani, C. (1996). The influence of gender and motivation on EFL learning strategy use in Jordan, in R. Oxford (Ed.). Language learning strategies around the world: Cross-cultural perspectives. University of Hawaii, Honolulu,
75-88.
[22] Mokhtari, K. & C. Reichard (2002).“Assessing students’ metacognitive awareness of reading strategies”. Journal of Educational Psychology 94: 249-259.
[23] Nambiar, R. (2009). Learning strategy research- where are we now? The Reading Matrix, 9(2), 132-149.
[24] Alsheikh, N. (2011). Three Readers, Three Languages, Three Texts: The Strategic Reading of Multilingual and Multiliterate Readers. The Reading Matrix, 11(1), 34-53.
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[26] Nunnally & Burnstein (1994). Pschy Chometric Theory. 3rd Edition. McGraw Hill.
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[28] Cramer, D., & Howitt, D. L. (2004). The Sage dictionary of statistics: a practical resource for students in the social sciences. Sage.
[29] Hair &ctg (1998). Multivarate Data Analysis. Prentice- Hall International.