Abstract:The level of English reading ability is an important criterion for measuring students' English language ability. To improve students' ability to use English comprehensively, they must first improve their English reading ability.

Questionnaire surveys were conducted on the English reading problems of nearly 60 high school students in Manasi number 1 Middle School and Manasi Yuanmeng Education and Training Institute, and the survey results show that students have many obstacles in reading English, such as low interest, obstacles in vocabulary, grammar, cultural background knowledge, reading habits, and so on. According to the survey results, students’ English reading interest has increased significantly with the increase of grades, from 34% to 67%. At the same time, the vocabulary of students has also ascended steadily, from 30% to 75%. However, compared with vocabulary and interests, the grammatical difficulty showed a trend of decline.

Therefore, this article elaborates the problems existing in the students and how to improve the middle school students' skills and methods of reading English. These skills and methods not only help middle school students improve their English reading ability, but also enhance their English comprehensiveness.

Key words: Reading strategies; reading skills; reading dyslexia

Contents

Abstract

中文摘要

Introduction-1

I. Problems in Middle School Student’s English Reading-3

A.Poor Reading Habits-3

B.Lack of Learning Interest-4

C.Univocal Reading Material-4

II. Cause of the Problems-5

A.Vocabulary Obstacles-5

B.Syntactic Obstacles-6

C.Cultural Background Obstacles-6

III. Methods to Improve Reading Comprehension-9

A. Memorize words, Build vocabulary-9

B. Pay Attention to the Guidance of Reading Methods-10

C. Stimulate Students’ Interest in Reading-11

Conclusion-13

Bibliography-15

Acknowledgments-17