| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-9页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| ·Background of the Present Study | 第13-15页 |
| ·The Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第18-33页 |
| ·The Graded Instruction | 第18-20页 |
| ·Definitions of the Graded Instruction | 第18-19页 |
| ·Classifications of Graded Instruction | 第19页 |
| ·Modes of Graded Instruction | 第19-20页 |
| ·Theoretical Foundations of the Graded Instruction | 第20-24页 |
| ·Zone of Proximal Development | 第21-23页 |
| ·Optimization of Instruction Process | 第23-24页 |
| ·Relationship between Graded Instruction and English Reading | 第24-26页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Graded Instruction | 第26-33页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Graded Instruction at Home | 第27-30页 |
| ·Previous Studies on the Graded Instruction Abroad | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第33-42页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第33页 |
| ·Subjects | 第33-35页 |
| ·Instruments | 第35-37页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第35-36页 |
| ·Interview | 第36页 |
| ·Pretest | 第36-37页 |
| ·Posttest | 第37页 |
| ·The Procedures of Experiment | 第37-41页 |
| ·Pre-experiment | 第37-39页 |
| ·Implementation of the Experiment | 第39-40页 |
| ·Post-experiment | 第40-41页 |
| ·Data Collection and Data Analysis | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第42-59页 |
| ·Results | 第42-54页 |
| ·Results of Questionnaire | 第42-46页 |
| ·Results of Interview | 第46-50页 |
| ·Results of Posttest | 第50-54页 |
| ·Discussion | 第54-58页 |
| ·Discussion on the Enhancement to Students’ Reading Achievements45 4.2.2 Discussion on the Improvement of Students’ Reading Skills | 第54-55页 |
| ·Discussion on the Improvement of Students’ Reading Skills | 第55-58页 |
| ·Suggestions to Teachers for the Application of the Graded Instruction | 第58-59页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第59-64页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第59-60页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第60-62页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications of Graded Instruction | 第62-64页 |
| References | 第64-68页 |
| Appendix A | 第68-70页 |
| Appendix B | 第70-82页 |
| Appendix C | 第82-90页 |
| Appendix D | 第90页 |
