Rajmonda Kurshumlia, Arta Stavileci 
(Yll Morina, Elementary School)

 

Abstract: The purpose of this research is to examine the impact of action research in developing students’ skills in listening comprehension, through listening comprehension techniques. Listening comprehension enables students to be able to understand what they hear and discuss about what they hear. The paper is based on action research methodology. The research question is: What impact has the listening-comprehension techniques: shared reading and reading aloud in the development of listening comprehension? As action plans in this action research were used techniques from course Literacy Development Skills in the Early Grades, namely listening comprehension techniques: reading aloud and shared reading. For data collection was used subtest 6 of A-EGRA-test (Albanian-Early Grade Reading Assessment) and analyzed with statistical methods. First of all is realized A- EGRA test, then action plans, and the end is realized again test A-EGRA (exactly sub test of listening comprehension). Participants in this research were 12 second-grade students, ages 8 years old. Data analysis has shown that action plans had a positive impact in developing of students’ skills in listening comprehension. Listening comprehension techniques offered students the opportunity of understanding of what they hear and discussing on what they hear. Results of this study will serve as a guide for other teachers, parents and educators to enable students in listening-comprehension.

 

Key words: listening-comprehension, comprehension, shared reading, reading aloud, action research, action plans