Development of Students Reading Competence through the Novel “The Day Lasts More than a Hundred Years”

Abstract

This article is investigating the development of students reading competence through the reading of Chyngyz Aitmatovs novel “The day lasts more than a hundred years” by using the Bloom’s chamomile flower strategy. Research process significance is to develop students thinking with problem solving skills through the questions in the Blooms flower. The topic practically tested in the first-year groups of Finance and Law College of Osh State University in groups’ ФКК-1-18, ННК-1-18, ЭБК-3-18, and ЭБК-2-18. During this class, students were able to understand the novel by answering various types of questions in groups, creating concept maps and cinquain strategies. At the end of class, students were able to improve their reading competence by developing their summarizing skills, accept explanations, key theses, and conclusions. Students improved their reading, listening to audio and video materials, reading and narration, searching for new methods of analysis and interpretation.