Ximei Hu

Ximei Hu

30 December, 2024

Rural areas, Education, English reading, Rural students, Reading difficulties.

Students in rural schools constitute a major source of future labour; thus, it is of significance to analyse their learning predicaments and put forward suggestions. The aim of this paper is to delve into the causes of rural children's difficulties in English reading and propose countermeasures. This paper contends that low reading proficiency and low motivation are the principal aspects of reading difficulties. In the aspect of cause analysis, this paper centers on students' reading strategies and teachers' teaching approaches, holding the view that the reading predicaments should be ascribed to inefficient reading strategies and inappropriate teaching paths. Subsequently, five suggestions based on the existing academic research are presented: leveraging picture books in English, enlarging students’ vocabulary, establishing positive assessment methods, extending the read-aloud period, and providing adequate reading resources.

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