Developing the Reading Technique and Reading Comprehension Skills through Using the Word Drill Technique and the 3P Method/Razvijanje vještina čitanja i razumijevanja s pomoću tehnike mehaničkog ponavljanja riječi i metode 3P

Abstract This research aimed to develop the reading technique and reading comprehension skills of a student with reading difficulties through using the Word Drill Technique and the 3P Method. An action research approach was used here. The research was conducted with a female second-grade student. Reading exercises were used with her for 30 hours, based on the Word Drill Technique and the 3P Method. Due to them, it was observed that she advanced from the anxiety level to the instructional level. Her word recognition increased from 86% to 94%, while her comprehension percentage increased from 46% to 76%. In addition, the number of mistakes she made during reading diminished and she gave up finger-tracking while reading. The findings reveal that the Word Drill Technique and the 3P Method are effective in eliminating the problems of a student who does not have a mental or physical problem but has reading and comprehension problems.  Key words: comprehension; reading; reading difficulties; Word Drill Technique; 3P Method. --- Sažetak Cilj je ovog istraživanja bio razviti vjestine citanja i razumijevanja kod ucenice s poteskocama u citanju, koristeci se tehnikom mehanickog ponavljanja rijeci i metodom 3P. Provedeno je po modelu akcijskog istraživanja. U njemu je sudjelovala jedna ucenica drugog razreda (D. D.). Vježbe citanja provodile su se u trajanju od 30 sati uz pomoc tehnike mehanickog ponavljanja rijeci i metode 3P. Primijeceno je da je ucenica s anksioznog presla na citanje uz neciju pomoc. Njezina razina prepoznavanja rijeci bila je 94 % umjesto prijasnjih 86 %, a razumijevanja 76 % umjesto 46 %. Osim toga, cinila je manje pogresaka, a odustala je i od upotrebe prsta tijekom citanja. To pokazuje da su tehnika mehanickog ponavljanja rijeci i metoda 3P ucinkovite pri otklanjanju problema kod ucenice bez mentalnih ili fizickih poteskoca, ali s poteskocama u citanju i razumijevanju. Kljucne rijeci: citanje; razumijevanje; poteskoce u citanju; tehnika mehanickog ponavljanja rijeci; metoda 3P.