The current research aimed to identify the most important factors affecting on readability of (Arabic is my language) books for the first stage of primary education from the standpoint of the first stage teachers. And to achieve this aim, the researc
her used the descriptive approach, and prepared a questionnaire composed of (32) factors of readability factors fall under four field. After confirming the validity and reliability, the researcher carrying it out on a random sample, which consisted of (150) teachers of first stage in Damascus schools.
The research found the following results:
- The Most readability factors of (Arabic is my language) books, are related to the paragraph, word, style and output, and sentence; the (readability factors related to the paragraph) has the highest degree of influence with relative weight (73.5%), with a great effect. Followed by (readability factors related to the word), with a relative weight (70.2%), and also has a great effect. Then (readability factors related to the style and output), with a relative weight (68%), and has moderately effect. The (readability factors related to the sentence) was less influential factor; it came with a relative weight (66.6%), and also has moderately effect. The overall result of readability factors related to the four fields has relative weight (69.5%), with great effect.
- There are significant differences among the averages of the views of the Arabic language teachers about the most important readability factors in the (Arabic is my language) books for the first stage of primary education according to each of the variables training courses and years of experience for those who follow the courses, and experienced (over 10 years).
Based on the research results, the researcher presented a set of recommendations and proposals relating to the need for taking readability factors when choosing educational texts, and the need for further studies in this field.
