Development of Reading Ability by Using Extensive Reading Activities for Prathomsuksa 6 Students

Abstract

The objectives of this research article were 1) to develop a learning management plan using extensive reading activities for Prathomsuksa 6 Students to be effective according to the criteria of 80/8; and 2) to compare reading abilities before and after learning management using extensive reading activities for Prathomsuksa 6 Students. The target group consisted of 14 Prathomsuksa 6 Students who were selected by purposive sampling. The instruments used for data collection were a learning management plan for extensive reading activities for 20 hours with a quality assessment result of 4.58, which was at the most appropriate level, and a reading ability test with 30 multiple-choice questions with 4 options, with a reliability value of 0.94. Data were analyzed using basic statistics, including percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The results of the research found that 1) the learning management plan using extensive reading activities for Prathomsuksa 6 Students was 81.52/80.28, which met the specified criteria of 80/80; 2) Prathomsuksa 6 Students were developed their reading skills using extensive reading activities, resulting in significantly higher reading skills than before learning at a statistical level of .05, i.e., the average score before teaching was 17.36 and the average score after teaching was 24.14. Therefore, organizing this activity can improve reading skills and reduce the causes that were obstacles to the development of reading skills of the target group according to the school context.