Elementary First Year Students’ Success on Reading-Writing

Abstract

The aim of the study was to investigate first year students’ success on reading-writing. Using the
maximum sampling method, the research was carried out in 2010-2011 school year and an equal number of fifty
first year students selected randomly from the classes of the school, with different socio-economic levels. In the
study, such scales were developed as the scales for the faculty of reading-writing in first- term and second- term,
test for assessing the comprehension of reading-writing in first- term and second-term. The results obtained from
the study indicate that reading, writing and comprehension skills of the students were adequate.