Strengthening reading comprehension through didactic tools

Abstract

The present study arose from the need to improve reading comprehension for students in a rural school in the department of Cesar in Colombia. The general objective was to strengthen reading comprehension in fifth grade students through the implementation of innovative didactic tools and student-centered pedagogical strategies, to achieve this we worked theoretically on four fundamental categories based on reading comprehension, collaborative work, work in the classroom and social interaction; In addition, in the methodological factor, a qualitative Participatory Action Research design was taken into account, in which tests were designed with selection questions, documentary review and field diaries, the first of which were applied to students and parents, the second under review of theoretical strategies and the third executed by the teacher-researcher in charge, Among the main findings, it was found that the reading comprehension processes need to integrate the school, the family and the context in their process, in this way the student manages to understand that reading has different components that require special attention, at the end it consolidated a space called Bibliolaboratorio: Chimichagua in the classroom that integrated diverse activities focused on the student's own needs and adapted to their own environment.