The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of Electronic mind mapping in Arabic language instruction and determine its effect on the development of reading comprehension. The sample of the study consisted of 67 pupils was chosen from registered fourthgrade students in two schools in northern Jordan. One class consisted of (3o) students received reading comprehension instructions using the Electronic Mind Maps, where the other class (35) students represented the control group. An achievement test with a reliability coefficient of (0.87) was given to both groups before and after treatment. After the statistical analysis, the results showed There was a statistically significant difference (0.05 = α) among the average scores of participants in favor of those used the Electronic Mind Map. The results also indicated that the volume of the impact of the use of electronic mind maps in reading comprehension was high. Based on these results, a number of appropriate recommendations, including the presentation of training workshops for teachers of Arabic language and for teachers, in general, to train them in the preparation of Electronic Mind Map and their employment in teaching.

Keywords : Electronic Mind Maps; Reading Comprehension in the Arabic language; Teaching Arabic. Paper