Universal Journal of Educational Research Vol. 9(4), pp. 806 - 812
DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090413
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Effects of a Reading Comprehension Program Children's Literature as a Didactic Resource

Freddy Duchimasa-Ochoa ^*, Inés Huiracocha-Ordóñez
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Cuenca, Cuenca, 010105, Azuay, Ecuador

ABSTRACT

International studies have shown that children have difficulties in correctly answering questions about previously read texts due to various factors that are related to reading processes, such as decoding and comprehension or difficulties related to these processes. Understanding written language is one of the most complex cognitive processes; in recent years, this topic has been studied extensively, in order to contribute to the development of reading comprehension skills. In this sense, the purpose of this research was to determine the effect of a reading comprehension program with the use of children's literature as a didactic resource, to develop the skills of reading comprehension. A pre-experimental type methodology was used, with a pretest-posttest design; For this, two previously selected narrative texts were used with their evaluation instruments, which were piloted, corrected and validated by experts in reading and literature. The study involved 33 seventh-grade children from elementary school, from an urban public school in the canton of Paute, in addition to five experts. The results indicate the relevance of the use of children's literature as a didactic resource to achieve reading comprehension, as well as, it supports the development of teaching interventions that include this type of resources and practices for its application in the dynamics of the classrooms.

KEYWORDS
Reading Comprehension, Children's Literature, Cognitive Processes, Skills, Intervention

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Freddy Duchimasa-Ochoa , Inés Huiracocha-Ordóñez , "Effects of a Reading Comprehension Program Children's Literature as a Didactic Resource," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 806 - 812, 2021. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090413.

(b). APA Format:
Freddy Duchimasa-Ochoa , Inés Huiracocha-Ordóñez (2021). Effects of a Reading Comprehension Program Children's Literature as a Didactic Resource. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 9(4), 806 - 812. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090413.