Developing a strategic management of Chinese reading skills for students in grade 4 of primary school at Xinxing primary school in Beijing City of China

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) To investigate the issues related to Chinese reading skills among fourth-grade primary school students. 2) To investigate the need for a Chinese reading skills strategy for students in grade 4 of primary school. 3) To develop the strategic management of Chinese reading skills for students in grade 4 of primary school. The respondents were 286 students. The research instrument employed in this study was a questionnaire with 40 questions. The information and data collected were analyzed through the content analysis method and then presented in terms of percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The study's results indicate that the Chinese reading skills of fourth-grade primary school students were at a moderate level. 2) The needs of Chinese reading skills strategy for students in grade 4 of primary school were at a middle level. 3) Strategic management of Chinese reading teaching for grade 4 students is composed of 6 units: 1) Develop personalized course design and teaching methods and set appropriate reading content and tasks for students at different levels; 2) Establish a sound evaluation system and measurement; 3) Support from family and social environments; 4) Provide teacher training and development; 5) Provide support for educational technology training and digital tools; 6) Conduct interdisciplinary research. Ten primary school language teachers graded all six units on how correct and useful the content was. The results were shown as IOC values ranging from 0.67 to 1.00. This means that these skills and methods are fine and can be used as Chinese reading management strategies for fourth graders.