READING ENVIRONMENT AND FLUENT READING SKILLS

Abstract

Reading skills, which are among the other language skills, play a vital role for
an individual in adapting them into his daily life. Reading should not be interpreted
as recognizing merely the letters, the word and articulating them. In addition to
understanding what is written, being able to read fluently is also one of the skills that
need to be developed in reading teaching. The aim of this research is to determine the
role of the reading environment on fluent reading skills. 24 students who were
enrolled in the third and fourth grades of a primary school in the center of Bartin
participated in the study. The demographic features of the students such as gender,
class, possession of technological tools (computer, tablet, smart phone, etc.), and
duration of use of technological tools were identified using a personal information
form. As a result , after giving a number of variation of texts suggestions were made
to support the use of electronic media in schools and improve reading skills by
supporting the use of technological tools.