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THE CULTIVATION OF INDEPENDENT READING ABILITY HAS SPECIFIC CHALLENGES. THIS ACTION RESEARCH INVESTIGATED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTEGRATING ROBOT-ASSISTED TEACHING IN READING LESSONS AT LOWER PRIMARY GRADES. A GROUP OF THIRD-GRADE STUDENTS (N=15) PARTICIPATED IN THIS RESEARCH. THE INSTRUMENTS INCLUDE THE PRE-AND POST-TEST OF A READING COMPETENCY TEST (RCT) AND MOTIVATIONAL INDEX (MI), A TEACHER REFLECTION JOURNAL, AND FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION WITH PARENTS. THE WHOLE INTERVENTION IS CONDUCTED IN TWO CYCLES, AND REQUIRES THE COMPLETION OF FOUR 40-MINUTE LESSONS EACH WEEK PER CYCLE. THE FINDINGS SUPPORT THE VIEW THAT INTEGRATING ROBOT-ASSISTED TEACHING IN THE CLASSROOM CAN IMPROVE STUDENTS&#8217; LEARNING MOTIVATION TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, AND THAT INTERVENTION PROGRAMS POSITIVELY IMPACT STUDENTS&#8217; LEARNING MOTIVATION AND INDEPENDENT READING ABILITY IN ENGLISH. 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