Students' levels of using reading-comprehension strategies in relation to their proficiencies in reading fluently

Abstract

Fluent reading is a skill in which an individual increases his/her information process speed through the use of elements related to reading. He/she also can use reading-comprehension strategies more effectively while increasing the speed of information process. In this study, the reading-comprehension levels of the students in terms of the fluent reading abilities of the students were analyzed. To do that, 131 primary school 6th grade students formed the study sample. The reading levels of the students were determined by a multi-dimensional fluent reading scale followed by tests on reading- comprehension strategies. Data were represented through percentages, averages, berivate correlations, one-way variant analysis, t-test and LSD techniques. Finally, the readingcomprehension strategies usage levels of the students were determined in relation to their sex and fluent reading levels. Within the frame of the findings, some suggestions were made on learners' reading-comprehension processes.