Our goals
Our research project attempts to empower local secondary school students’ effective reading comprehension ability in STEM texts via a reciprocal reading programme, and therefore enhances their preparedness for STEM knowledge acquisition. The specific objectives are to:
a) Develop effective English reading comprehension skills in local students through a reciprocal reading intervention programme based on the STEM curriculum
b) Provide explicit pedagogical guidance to enable students to navigate texts and gain STEM content knowledge.
c) Motivate Hong Kong students and their peers to engage in reading through online virtual collaborative reading clubs.
d) Design e-learning platform to facilitate online reading collaboration and self-directed reading activity.
e) Contribute to reading material development in existing school KLA curricula by providing student-centred authentic online reading texts for all secondary school students in Hong Kong.
f) Equip language and subject teachers with the necessary pedagogical skills to deliver reading instruction that supplements their existing KLA curricula.
Procedures
Phase 4
Phase 3
Phase 2
Phase 1
Post-tests:
Collecting data and finishing analysis
Reciprocal reading programmme:
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12-week reading workshops
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Expected outcome: students' acquisition of five reciprocal reading skills and improvement in reading abilities in STEM areas
Pre-tests:
Measuring participants’ reading abilities in STEM areas, English reading motivation, metalinguistic knowledge in STEM reading and so on.
Teacher training:
Providing training for the instructors in workshop delivery
Preparation:
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Literature review on English reading in STEM areas and reciprocal reading & Research on international reading tests;
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Discussions with experts in language education and teachers in local schools;
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Preparing teaching materials (e.g., teacher manuals, student handouts, slides and tailor-made STEM reading material) and research materials (e.g., measurement tools)
Phase 5