Didactic strategy and the use of ICT for the development of reading comprehension in 6th year students of General Basic Education in Ecuador

Abstract

This is about a study carried out based on the learning development of 6th year students of Basic General Education in the development of reading comprehension and the use of ICT in the process. The subject is of great interest given that in the reports made by regional and territorial authorities, one of the main problems in the area of ​​Spanish and literature is precisely reading comprehension, which is carried out in all subjects, denoting their transdisciplinary character. Based on the shortcomings detected in a sample of 25 students, the following scientific problem to be addressed was determined: Limitations in the reading comprehension of sixth year students of Basic General Education of the “Medardo Alfaro de Montecristi” School, Manabí, Ecuador. For this, it was proposed as a general objective: To develop a didactic strategy for the development of reading comprehension, mediated by ICT for sixth-year schoolchildren in that context. From systematized critical positions on the methodological and didactic procedures, the theoretical and methodological assumptions were determined that, from an analysis perspective, support the development of reading comprehension and the use of ICT to favor the process and guarantee greater motivation for reading. The research elaborates, implements and evaluates a didactic strategy for the development of reading comprehension learning, which, from the main and substantial results achieved, is given relevance, novelty and timeliness.