A Review on Systematic Guided Reading Strategies and Its Implication on Reading Comprehension

Abstract

Guided reading strategies is a vital method in teaching and learning process. Guided reading facilitates teachers to deliver very operational support for students' who have literacy issues especially for reading comprehension. The method is also applicable in conjunction with other reading activities such as reading aloud, independent reading and shared reading. Teachers play an important role in guiding their students with systematic reading strategies as scaffolding measure in literacy learning. The strategies will actively improve students' understanding and help to develop their comprehension skills. Teachers need to be attentive and value the systematic, guided reading strategies that act as the sustenance for their students' reading comprehension. It is essential to discover and recognise the feasible reading strategies that emphasise such effort. This paper attempts to figure out this with value to guided reading strategies. It concerns with pre-reading strategies, during reading strategies and post-reading strategies to enhance reading comprehension.

Online systematic guided reading strategies to improve EFL students’ reading performance

“…Combining background knowledge with textual clues can improve comprehension (Singh et al, 2021). Similarly, other scholars concur that these tactics are indispensable for comprehending written works (Capodieci et al, 2020;Ramsa & Rawian, 2021). In the contemporary digital age, it remains imperative to give earnest consideration to the selection and identification of suitable approaches and techniques to enhance the proficiency of university students, particularly those pursuing EFL or pre-service teaching, in the comprehension of written materials, including scientific and authentic texts employed in their learning pursuits.…”

“…As a remedial measure, the Indonesian government is actively encouraging teachers to enhance students' reading abilities through research, with the ultimate objective of addressing this issue. Systematic Guided Reading Strategies (SGRS), which refer to a set of guidelines designed to facilitate reading comprehension and are commonly utilized in educational instruction, are the subject of active discourse across various print and electronic media platforms (Ramsa & Rawian, 2021). Effective implementation of suitable reading strategies represents a key approach to enhancing learners' reading proficiency in English as a Foreign Language (EFL).…”

“…Thus, it is anticipated that the implementation of these strategies will yield improvements in reading performance (LI, 2022;Widawati Tedjo et al, 2022). Reading is an interactive process where readers engage with written materials, actively constructing their own interpretations of the intended meaning conveyed by the author (Ascenzi-Moreno & Quiñones, 2020;Ramsa & Rawian, 2021). Reading strategies are frequently employed to facilitate comprehension among readers experiencing difficulties in understanding written materials.…”

“…Consequently, guided reading techniques represent valuable instructional resources for enhancing students' reading comprehension abilities) (Fathi & Shirazizadeh, 2020;Yapp et al, 2021). To expedite the learning process and elevate literacy, pre-reading, during-reading, and post-reading strategies are effectively integrated (Ramsa & Rawian, 2021. Prior research pertinent to this inquiry indicates that the reader's utilization of strategies substantially impacts reading comprehension.…”

“…Prior research pertinent to this inquiry indicates that the reader's utilization of strategies substantially impacts reading comprehension. Proficient readers employ a diverse range of strategic tactics, including but not limited to previewing the text (Dong et al, 2022), formulating objectives, generating predictions, appraising comprehension, posing inquiries, and evaluating textual content are fundamental components of proficient reading strategies (Ramsa & Rawian, 2021Yapp et al, 2021;Yulia & Sulistyo, 2019). Furthermore, proficient readers demonstrate the ability to establish various interconnections within texts (Alek, 2019).…”