Developing Students' Cognitive Skills through Reading: from Teachers' Perspectives
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https://doi.org/10.21271/zjhs.30.3.1Keywords:
Cognitive, Cognitive Skills, Reading. Sixth-grade primary Kurdish textbook, TeacherAbstract
This study examines the effect of reading on the development of students' cognitive skills through Kurdish textbooks in the sixth grade, specifically from the perspective of Kurdish language teachers. The aim is to present their views on the impact of reading on cognitive skills, identify reading strategies, and explore challenges faced during reading instruction. This study seeks to answer the following questions: Does reading affect the development of students' cognitive skills? What strategies and challenges do teachers face during instruction? Descriptive and analytical methods were employed, with a survey involving 115 primary school Kurdish language teachers. The results showed that most teachers believe reading Kurdish textbooks in the sixth grade significantly impacts cognitive skill development. Teachers also use various strategies, the most common of which are question and answer, discussion, and explanation. They face several difficulties, the most common of which is the large number of students in the classroom.
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