ASPECTS OF READING WEAKNESSES AMONG FIRST CYCLE STUDENT IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN SULTANATE OF OMAN
This study aimed to identify the aspects of reading impairment among cycle one pupils at private schools in the Sultanate of Oman from their teacher's perspective and discover statistically significant differences in cycle one teacher's responses in those schools attributed to the governorate variable. In order to achieve the study's goal, the researchers used the descriptive method. The survey population included all cycle one teachers in private schools from governorate of Al-Batinah South and North, Muscat and Al-Dakhiliyah. Responses of 500 teachers were received from those governorates. At the same time, among those teachers about 150 teachers were chosen randomly. They represent 30% to be the purposive sample. The researchers started to use a questionnaire to measure the degree of popularity of the aspects of reading impairment among cycle one pupils at private schools in the Sultanate Of Oman. This questionnaire is divided into three categories related to reading letters, words, and sentences. It was revealed that the degree of popularity of the aspects of reading impairment among cycle one pupils at private schools in the Sultanate Of Oman from the cycle one teacher's perspective came to an average degree. However, there are no statistically significant differences at the level (0.05) among the teachers' responses according to governorate variable. According to the study result, it is recommended to put more efforts in teaching reading skills in order to eradicate the common aspects of reading impairment. Related to these recommendations, it is suggested that conducting pilot studies aimed at testing proposed programs are required to find out their effects to solve challenges resulted from aspects of reading impairment among cycle one pupils at private schools in the Sultanate Of Oman.
Keywords: Reading Weakness, First Cycle, Private Schools, Sultanate of Oman.