Identifying the Instructional Strategies Used in Teaching the Reading Skill in Teaching the Arabic Language Courses in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abstract

This study aimed at identifying the instructional strategies used in teaching the reading skill in teaching the Arabic language courses in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the different grades of the elementary, intermediate and secondary stages. To achieve this aim, the survey method was used by surveying the literature and related studies that dealt with methods of teaching the reading skill. The results of the study revealed some strategies that are suitable for the reading skill and its aims in education in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. These strategies are the correct reading skill and the quality of the reading performance, the strategies of vocabulary acquisition, and the strategies of reading comprehension skill and its analysis and evaluation. The study recommended conducting similar studies that deal with identifying the strategies suitable for teaching the other Arabic language skills: writing, speaking and listening.