شبكة المعلومات العربية التربوية

The study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of digital stories in developing some reading comprehension skills of the preparatory school students. To achieve the main purpose of the present study, research instruments were developed after making sure of their validity and reliability. Three instrumentations were prepared by the researcher. First, content analysis to develop the reading skills through the stories of second year preparatory stage. Second, a questionnaire to determine the most appropriate reading skills to the preparatory school students. Third, a pre-post reading test was prepared to assess the students' reading comprehension skills before and after the experimental treatment. The present study adopts the quasi-experimental method. The subject for the main study was divided into three groups. The first experimental group was taught using ready-made digital stories downloaded from instructional sites in the internet. The second experimental group was taught using digital stories designed by the researcher. The control group was taught using the predetermined method mentioned in the Teacher's Guide. Each group consisted of 35 students. It was concluded that the present study provided evidence for the effectiveness of using digital stories in developing students' reading skills among second year preparatory school students. (Published abstract)