Abstract:

The aim of the study was to investigate first year students’ success on reading-writing. Using the maximum sampling method, the research was carried out in 2010-2011 school year and an equal number of fifty first year students selected randomly from the classes of the school, with different socio-economic levels. In the study, such scales were developed as the scales for the faculty of reading-writing in first- term and second- term, test for assessing the comprehension of reading-writing in first- term and second-term. The results obtained from the study indicate that reading, writing and comprehension skills of the students were adequate

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