Today, there has still been a discussion on which
method to use and which method is better than the
other in teaching reading and writing to primary
school first year students. It has been seen that the
studies about the efficiency of primary reading and
writing instruction methods have been conducted
mainly with primary school first year students
(Akyol & Temur, 2008; Şahin, 2005; Şahin et al.,
2006). Gaining the reading skill starts at primary
school first year, but the development and the use
of this skill continue in the following years. From
this perspective, it is important to compare the
achievement of fifth-year students who learned
reading and writing through different methods