The article sets the task of developing functional reading literacy among students in biology lessons through the performance of tasks to text material.

According to the results of PISA, we know of a certain lack of skills among students of schools in Kazakhstan. One of the main reasons for the low result of international research is the inability of students to work with the proposed information: to compare disparate fragments, correlate the general content with its concretization, purposefully search for missing information, etc. The application of the subject skills formed by schoolchildren is complicated by the fact that, solving problems, our students uncritically reproduce the usual, stereotypical ways of acting. When faced with tasks like PISA, schoolchildren, without analyzing the whole described situation on their own, reproduce the existing connections:

 for examle, literary text – general reasoning, mathematical – an accurate, detailed solution.

The daily use of works with text material in biology lessons is of great importance for the development of functional reading literacy among students, which develops their skills to work with various types of texts. When performing test work, students begin to realize that reading in biology lessons will lead them to enjoy a properly completed task and create situations of success, lack of stress.

The article presents the results of an initial survey of students on the understanding of various types of texts and a survey on the achievement of exected results. The necessity of developing functional reading literacy for successful learning is also revealed. Samples of high-level tasks (analysis, synthesis and evaluation), tasks in the PISA format and various techniques of working with texts that were used in the lessons to achieve the goals. In the course of the study, different types of texts were also used, such as continuous texts, discontinuous texts. Diagrams, schemes, and graphs were used to interpret the data and apply this data when performing tasks of a high level of thinking according to Bloom's taxonomy.

In the modern world, the concept of literacy is changing and expanding, but it still remains associated with the understanding of a variety of texts. Along with printed books, a modern person can read electronic books, audiobooks are also very popular today, so the school should teach the student to work with various texts: "paper", electronic and sounding.

In the course of observing students in biology lessons , I pursued the following main goals: 1. Broad consideration of the concept of "reading": reading graphs, charts, tables, etc. 2. The use of text material when performing high-order tasks; 3. Preparation for the International PISA Study; 4. Instilling students with responsibility for their learning; 5. Search for pedagogical techniques for the formation of functional reading literacy. 6. Development of students' reading skills. Expected results: Students will be able to understand the written text, use it and reflect on it, interpret and reflect on what they have read, as well as use reading to achieve their own goals in life. In order to ensure the content of the work, I preferred to choose information-attractive texts. The texts had to contain relevant information for the student and meet his urgent needs. They should be free of shortcomings that make it difficult to read and do not target students to actively search for answers to the questions posed. Methods of collecting information:  initial survey;  the use of various texts with the creation of high-order questions to them;  using various techniques of working with texts;  analysis of students' test papers  repeated survey. At the beginning of the school year, I conducted a questionnaire in the 8-9th grades and received the following results. After processing the results of this questionnaire, I came to the conclusion that not all the guys understand the meaning of the scientific text, are able to work with it: they find the main thing, definitions or concepts, do not see "hints" in the text itself. This means that when working with a textbook or additional literature, it is necessary to pay attention to the formation of the following reading skills in students: • purposefully, selectively read the text, articles from the textbook; • make a plan for the read text; • perform tasks that include drawing diagrams, tables; logically, consistently state the answer to the question posed; • exchange information about the object obtained from other information sources; • find a description of the illustrations in the text; • compare the objects depicted in the textbook illustrations, compose questions for them • in a group or independently perform test tasks based on the text of the textbook and additional literature.

The article describes 8 techniques of working with various texts and 12 examples of high-order tasks applied in grades 8-12. The results of the repeated survey showed that students can make a plan for the text they read, can perform tasks that include drawing up diagrams, tables; logically consistently state the answer to the question posed, understand the text read; find a description of the illustrations in the text; compare the objects depicted in the textbook illustrations, prepare questions for them; they can perform test tasks in a group or independently based on the text of the textbook and additional literature. Conclusion The findings suggest that this approach can also be useful in other academic subjects. Conscious reading is the basis of personal self–development - a person who reads correctly understands the text, reflects on its content, easily expresses his thoughts, freely communicates. In high school, the amount of information increases dramatically, and it is necessary not only to read and memorize a lot, but mainly to analyze, generalize, and draw conclusions. Conscious reading creates a basis not only for success in Russian language and literature lessons, but also is a guarantee of success in any subject area, the basis for the development of key competencies. The realization that reading is a pleasure and that it may even be useful for mastering the educational material is already half the battle. In addition, the use of different methods of working with text and performing tasks of different types will instill in students the habit of reading.

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