Using Graphic Organizer Strategies in Developing Reading Comprehension Skill of Iraqi EFL Intermediate School students

Abstract

The research aimed to investigate the effect of Using Graphic Organizer Strategies on the Development of Reading Comprehension Skill for Iraqi EFL Intermediate School students. Graphic organizers (GOs) are visual frameworks assisting students in the comprehension of a text. The sample of the study consists of (63) students randomly selected from intermediate schools in Iraq, (32) students represent the experimental group has been taught by using GOs, and (31) students represent the control group has been taught with recommended approaches. The study adopts a pre-test post-test design to measure the influence of the strategy. The two groups were taught by the researcher himself and through using of Google classroom platform for school. The study exposed that using of GOs has had a great effect on the students' reading comprehension.