Improving Students' Reading Competence through Independent Study

The article deals with the issues based on improving students' reading competence through independent study. As we know, independent work of students, included in the learning process, is work that is performed without the direct participation of the teacher, but according to his instructions at a time specially provided for this; at the same time, students consciously strive to achieve the goal set in the task, showing their efforts and expressing in one form or another the results of their mental and physical actions. In the course of researching the topic, the author analyzes the principles of independent work and reading strategies that will help improve reading competence.