The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of story retelling strategy instruction with direct instruction on reading fluency and comprehension of students with reading difficulties. In order to accomplish such purpose, the research questions were established as follows. First, how much different effects are made by story retelling strategy instruction and direct instruction on the reading fluency of students with reading difficulties? Second, how much different effects are made by story retelling strategy instruction and direct instruction on the reading comprehension of students with reading difficulties?
The results of this study are as follows. First, the experiment group that participated in the sessions of story retelling strategy instruction was proved to be more effective on enhancing reading fluency of students with reading difficulties rather than control group that participated in the sessions of direct instruction. Second, the experiment group that participated in the sessions of K397story retelling strategy instruction was proved to be more effective on enhancing reading comprehension of students with reading difficulties rather than control group that participated in the sessions of direct instruction. As above, story retelling strategy instruction is not only more suitable learning strategy to enhance the reading fluency of students with reading difficulties but also to enhance the reading comprehension rather than direct instruction.
Key words : Comparison of the Effects of Story Retelling Strategy Instruction, Direct Instruction