The importance of reading activities in reading comprehension

For many years researchers and educators have focused on reading comprehension skill but still many students do not comprehend the reading text efficiently. In this sense, this study deals with the improvement of students’ reading comprehension through pre reading while reading and post reading activities. The research focuses on reading activities in reading class. In reading processes, the researcher applied series of student centered reading activities. The data has been collected through of reading comprehension activities in reading class. Twelve university students in Turkey participated in the study. The results display that the activities as pre, while and post reading are effective to foster learners’ reading skill.