| Abstract | 第1-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-12页 |
| List of Tables and Figures | 第12-13页 |
| Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第17-40页 |
| ·Historical Trend of Using Stories in Language Learning | 第17-20页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Story-Based Reading | 第20-28页 |
| ·The American National Reading Panel's Conclusions about Reading Comprehension | 第21-22页 |
| ·Studies on Read-Aloud | 第22-23页 |
| ·Studies on Think-Aloud | 第23-25页 |
| ·Studies on Visualization | 第25-28页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework for this Research | 第28-39页 |
| ·Schema Theory | 第28-30页 |
| ·Goodman's Theory | 第30-31页 |
| ·Urquhart &Weir's Theory | 第31-32页 |
| ·Krashen's Input Hypothesis | 第32-33页 |
| ·Krashen's Affect Theory | 第33-34页 |
| ·Theories of Reading Strategies | 第34-38页 |
| ·The Cognitive Factors | 第35-37页 |
| ·Bottom-Up Model | 第35-36页 |
| ·Top-Down Model | 第36页 |
| ·Interactive Model | 第36-37页 |
| ·The Metacognitive Factors | 第37-38页 |
| ·The National English Curriculum Standards | 第38-39页 |
| ·Summary | 第39-40页 |
| Chapter Two Importance of Story-Based Reading in Higher Grades of Primary Schools | 第40-47页 |
| ·Characteristics of Higher Graders in Primary Schools | 第40-43页 |
| ·Interest | 第40-41页 |
| ·Cognitive Development | 第41页 |
| ·Learning Motivation | 第41-42页 |
| ·Psychological Development | 第42-43页 |
| ·Problems of Higher Graders' English Reading teaching in Guangzhou | 第43-45页 |
| ·Traditional Way of Teaching Reading | 第43-44页 |
| ·Disadvantages of Textbooks | 第44页 |
| ·Lack of Reading Strategies | 第44-45页 |
| ·Advantages of Story-Based English Reading | 第45-46页 |
| ·Summary | 第46-47页 |
| Chapter Three On Story-Based English Reading Teaching | 第47-61页 |
| ·The Description of the Experiment | 第47-51页 |
| ·Study Questions | 第47-48页 |
| ·Participants | 第48-49页 |
| ·Instruments | 第49页 |
| ·Reading Material Selection | 第49-51页 |
| ·Language | 第50页 |
| ·Length | 第50页 |
| ·Interest | 第50-51页 |
| ·Treatment | 第51-59页 |
| ·Investigation | 第51-52页 |
| ·Story-Based Reading Lessons | 第52-59页 |
| ·Principles of Selecting Stories | 第52-55页 |
| ·Stages of Story-Based Reading Lessons | 第55-57页 |
| ·Instruction of Using Reading Skills | 第57-59页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第59页 |
| ·Summary | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter Four Data Analysis and Discussion | 第61-78页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第61-68页 |
| ·Data of Pre-Test | 第61-63页 |
| ·Data of Post-Test | 第63-65页 |
| ·Data of Pre-Experiment questionnaire | 第65-66页 |
| ·Data of Post-Experiment questionnaire | 第66-68页 |
| ·Discussion | 第68-77页 |
| ·Discussion on the Result of Pre-Test and Post-Test | 第68-71页 |
| ·Discussion on the Result of Pre-Experiment Questionnaire and Post-Experiment Questionnaire | 第71-77页 |
| ·Problems of Reading | 第71-72页 |
| ·Reading Speed | 第72-73页 |
| ·Reading Skills | 第73-74页 |
| ·Reading Habit | 第74-75页 |
| ·Vocabulary | 第75-76页 |
| ·English Learning Interest | 第76-77页 |
| ·Summary | 第77-78页 |
| Chapter Five Major Findings and Further Research | 第78-85页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第78-81页 |
| ·Arousing Reading Interest | 第78-79页 |
| ·Increasing Reading Speed | 第79页 |
| ·Improving Reading Comprehension | 第79-80页 |
| ·Using Effective Reading Strategies | 第80页 |
| ·Developing Vocabulary | 第80-81页 |
| ·Forming Reading Habit | 第81页 |
| ·Pedagogical Suggestions of Story-Based Learning | 第81-83页 |
| ·Selecting Proper Reading Materials for the Students | 第81-82页 |
| ·Encouraging the Students to Use Effective Reading Strategies and Skills | 第82页 |
| ·Designing Different Reading Activities | 第82-83页 |
| ·Exploring Other Story-Based Activities | 第83页 |
| ·Further Research | 第83-84页 |
| ·Summary | 第84-85页 |
| Conclusion | 第85-89页 |
| Bibliography | 第89-95页 |
| Appendix I Pre-Test for Grade Six Students | 第95-103页 |
| Appendix II Post-Test for Grade Six Students | 第103-112页 |
| Appendix III Pre-Experiment Questionnaire on Story-Based English Reading | 第112-116页 |
| Appendix IV Post-Experiment Questionnaire on Story-Based English Reading | 第116-120页 |
| Appendix V The Scores of the Experimental Class Students in Pre-Test and Post-Test | 第120-122页 |
| Appendix VI The Scores of the Control Class Students in Pre-Test and Post-Test | 第122-124页 |
| Appendix VII 在湖南师范大学学习期间论文及成果情况 | 第124-125页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第125-127页 |
