The Level of Performance in Inferential Reading Comprehension Skills among Fifth-Grade Students in Arabic Language

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the level of performance in inferential reading comprehension skills among a sample of fifth-grade students in Arabic language, and to investigate differences in these skills according to the variables of school and gender. to achieve this objective, the researcher adopted the descriptive approach. a final list of inferential reading comprehension skills was developed, comprising (9) performance indicators. based on this list, a test was constructed to measure students’ performance in these skills. in its final form, the test consisted of a single reading passage followed by (6) main questions. after establishing its validity and reliability, the test was administered to a sample of (271) male and female fifth-grade students enrolled in public schools in the city of latakia.the findings revealed that the overall level of inferential reading comprehension skills among the study sample was moderate. the results also indicated that this level was unaffected by the students’ school, and gender (male and female). in light of these findings, the study recommends the provision of training programs for teachers of Arabic language for the fifth-grade on strategies for developing inferential reading comprehension skills.