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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">research-focus</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Research Focus International Scientific Journal</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">Research Focus</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub" publication-format="electronic">2181-3833</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Ilm-fan va innovatsiyalar akademiyasi</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.66073/researchfocus.v5i4.2321</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="other" assigning-authority="relibrary.uz">REL-A-013448</article-id>
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          <subject>13.00.00</subject>
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        <article-title xml:lang="en">IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS OF 7TH GRADE STUDENTS</article-title>
        <trans-title-group xml:lang="ru">
          <trans-title>СОВЕРШЕНСТВОВАНИЕ НАВЫКОВ ПОНИМАНИЯ ПРОЧИТАННОГО У УЧАЩИХСЯ 7-ГО КЛАССА</trans-title>
        </trans-title-group>
        <trans-title-group xml:lang="uz">
          <trans-title>7-SINF O‘QUVCHILARINING O‘QIB TUSHUNISH KO‘NIKMALARINI RIVOJLANTIRISH</trans-title>
        </trans-title-group>
      </title-group>
      <contrib-group content-type="author">
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Ruxshona</surname>
            <given-names>Soliyeva</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>3rd-year bachelor student at Namangan State Institute of Foreign Languages; Advisor: Erkulova Feruza, PhD, associate professor</aff>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-05-05">
        <day>05</day>
        <month>05</month>
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
      <pub-date date-type="collection">
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>5</volume>
      <issue>4</issue>
      <fpage>169</fpage>
      <lpage>177</lpage>
      <permissions>
        <license xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0">
          <ali:license_ref>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</ali:license_ref>
          <license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.</license-p>
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      <self-uri xlink:href="https://relibrary.uz/REL-A-013448/"/>
      <abstract xml:lang="en">
        <p>Developing students‘ reading skills is considered an essential part of the learning process because it helps learners expand their vocabulary and better understand written texts. However, many seventh-grade students face difficulties in developing reading comprehension skills. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the main problems students experience in understanding English texts. The study was conducted in Norin district with 15 seventh-grade students. Data were collected through surveys, student interviews, and classroom observations with the assistance of an observer. The expected results indicated that some students have difficulties understanding long texts, possess limited vocabulary, and struggle to identify the main ideas of texts. Based on these findings, the study suggests that teachers should apply effective teaching strategies to improve students‘ reading comprehension skills.</p>
      </abstract>
      <trans-abstract xml:lang="ru">
        <p>Развитие навыков чтения учащихся считается важной частью образовательного процесса, поскольку оно помогает обучающимся расширять словарный запас и лучше понимать письменные тексты. Однако многие учащиеся седьмого класса сталкиваются с трудностями при развитии навыков понимания прочитанного. Поэтому данное исследование направлено на выявление основных проблем, с которыми учащиеся сталкиваются при понимании текстов на английском языке. Исследование было проведено в Нарынском районе с участием 15 учащихся седьмого класса. Данные были собраны с помощью анкетирования, интервью с учащимися и наблюдений на уроках при содействии наблюдателя. Ожидаемые результаты показали, что некоторые учащиеся испытывают трудности при понимании длинных текстов, обладают ограниченным словарным запасом и затрудняются в определении основной идеи текста. На основе полученных результатов исследование рекомендует учителям применять эффективные стратегии обучения для улучшения навыков понимания прочитанного у учащихся.</p>
      </trans-abstract>
      <trans-abstract xml:lang="uz">
        <p>O‘quvchilarning o‘qish ko‘nikmalarini rivojlantirish ta‘lim jarayonining muhim qismi hisoblanadi, chunki bu o‘quvchilarga so‘z boyligini kengaytirish va yozma matnlarni yaxshiroq tushunishga yordam beradi. Biroq ko‘plab yettinchi sinf o‘quvchilari o‘qib tushunish ko‘nikmalarini rivojlantirishda qiyinchiliklarga duch keladilar. Shu sababli, mazkur tadqiqot o‘quvchilarning ingliz tilidagi matnlarni tushunishda duch keladigan asosiy muammolarini aniqlashni maqsad qiladi. Tadqiqot Norin tumanida 7-sinfning 15 nafar o‘quvchisi ishtirokida o‘tkazildi. Ma‘lumotlar so‘rovnomalar, o‘quvchilar bilan suhbatlar hamda kuzatuvchi yordamida olib borilgan sinf kuzatuvlari orqali to‘plandi. Kutilayotgan natijalar shuni ko‘rsatdiki, ayrim o‘quvchilar uzun matnlarni tushunishda qiyinchiliklarga duch keladi, ularning so‘z boyligi cheklangan hamda matnning asosiy g‘oyasini aniqlashda muammolar mavjud. Ushbu natijalarga asoslanib, tadqiqot o‘qituvchilarga o‘quvchilarning o‘qib tushunish ko‘nikmalarini rivojlantirish uchun samarali o‘qitish strategiyalarini qo‘llashni tavsiya etadi.</p>
      </trans-abstract>
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        <kwd>reading comprehension skills</kwd>
        <kwd>improving reading comprehension</kwd>
        <kwd>EFL students</kwd>
        <kwd>middle school learners</kwd>
        <kwd>vocabulary limitations</kwd>
        <kwd>identifying main ideas</kwd>
        <kwd>reading comprehension difficulties</kwd>
      </kwd-group>
      <kwd-group xml:lang="ru">
        <kwd>навыки понимания прочитанного</kwd>
        <kwd>развитие понимания прочитанного</kwd>
        <kwd>учащиеся EFL</kwd>
        <kwd>учащиеся средней школы</kwd>
        <kwd>ограниченный словарный запас определение основной идеи</kwd>
        <kwd>трудности понимания прочитанного</kwd>
      </kwd-group>
      <kwd-group xml:lang="uz">
        <kwd>o‘qib tushunish ko‘nikmalari</kwd>
        <kwd>o‘qib tushunishni rivojlantirish</kwd>
        <kwd>EFL o‘quvchilari</kwd>
        <kwd>o‘rta maktab o‘quvchilari</kwd>
        <kwd>so‘z boyligining cheklanganligi</kwd>
        <kwd>asosiy g‘oyani aniqlash o‘qib tushunishdagi qiyinchiliklar</kwd>
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