The Effectiveness of Digital Professional Learning Communities in Developing Reading Instruction Skills among Secondary School Teachers in Accordance with the International Standards for Teaching Performance

The present study aimed to develop secondary school teachers’ reading instruction skills in alignment with international standards of teaching performance through the implementation of digital professional learning communities. The research instruments comprised: an analytical checklist for assessing lesson planning skills in reading instruction, an observation checklist for reading instruction skills, and structured interviews conducted with secondary school teachers to assess their professional growth. The study adopted an experimental approach utilizing a quasi-experimental design involving two groups, an experimental and a control group, with pre- and post-testing, in order to determine the effectiveness of digital professional learning communities in enhancing reading instruction skills among secondary school teachers according to international standards of teaching performance. The findings revealed the effectiveness of digital professional learning communities in developing reading instruction skills among secondary school teachers in accordance with international standards of teaching performance.Keywords: digital professional learning communities; reading instruction skills; secondary school teachers; standards; teaching performance.