Implicit vs. Explicit Instructional Strategies Regarding Reading Comprehension

Abstract

There is much debate as to which instructional strategy works best regarding reading instruction. It was my intention to better understand whether using an implicit or explicit instructional strategy is more beneficial when teaching reading comprehension. An explicit instructional strategy is similar to a direct instruction approach where students anticipate a goal to focus on while reading. Implicit instructional strategies use more of an organic approach to highlight comprehension skills as they naturally come up in reading. To answer this question I used a Quasi-experimental design for this Quantitative research. The results indicated when comparing each group’s scores (pre and posttest) the implicit instructional strategy resulted in significant numbers and thus proving that this strategy was more beneficial for kids and ultimately answered my question.