EFFECT OF ACCELERATED LEARNING ON STUDENTS` READING SKILL IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Abstract

This paper examines effect of Accelerated Learning on Students` Reading Skill in English Language. The objectives of the study include: i). effect of Accelerated Learning on students` Reading Comprehension and ii). Effect of Accelerated Learning on students` vocabulary. Two hypotheses were tested. Junior Secondary School Students one (JSS I) of a selected public schools were the target group of this study. Eighty (80) students in JSS I were selected to constitute the sample size using random sampling technique. Forty (40) control and forty (40) experimental groups were formed to measure the effect of Accelerated Learning. Pretest and posttest were applied to the groups. The data collected were analysed using independent t-test. The findings of the study revealed that Accelerated Learning is very much effective in improving students` reading comprehension; students taught using Accelerated Learning techniques performed better than those taught conventionally in vocabulary retention. Thus, it is recommended that teachers should use Accelerated Learning to improve students` reading comprehension during class sessions and school authorities should encourage teachers to employ Accelerated Learning not only in teaching vocabulary but other language aspects.