Abstract:

It is extremely important to develop reading skills because it covers the skills that require productivity, such as writing and speaking skills in the process of learning English as a foreign language and is a prerequisite for understanding. In the process of developing reading skills, students’ interests and abilities, individual differences, play an important role. That is why this study aims to eliminate the problems of students with problems in English reading skills and to develop their reading skills. For this purpose, the "Jigsaw Reading" technique, one of the techniques used in English learning, has been used. The research has been addressed by the action research method included among the quality research methods. The research work group consists of 34 students who continue their studies in 9A class at a high school in the center of Afyonkarahisar province in the 2018-2019 educational year. The research data was collected with the semi-configured interview form, observation form, research-applicator and student logs developed by the researchers. In the analysis of data, the image analysis was used in accordance with the nature of the quality data collection tools. The study conducted a total of six different events in which students participated in the "jigsaw reading" exercises, and for two weeks they were expected to complete various reading pieces and questions related to these pieces with this technique. Three different action plans have been designed in the process of completion of the events. The data is collected during the application process. The data obtained from interviews and observation forms and daily shows that students have successfully completed the activities of reading skills by working in cooperation during these events. Students, even if they encounter words and phrase structures that they don’t know their meaning in reading parts, do not give up with a sense of responsibility, giving their attention, they are driven against reading parts activities. Students have identified the source of the problems they encounter during the reading activities and have been seen to solve these problems.

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