Reinforcing students’ Interests and Reading Comprehension skills by Means of the Predicting Strategy

Abstract This study shows the effect of the implementation of Predicting as the main strategy linked with some sub-clusters of strategies such as Imagery, Inference, Transfer and problem-solving on reading comprehension. The purpose of this smallscale research project was to enhance students’ readin...

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Main Authors: González, Lucimaver, Aponte, Yolima Patricia, Cuervo, Laura Sofía
Format: Online
Language:spa
Published: Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2013
Online Access:https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/enletawa_journal/article/view/1942
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Summary:Abstract This study shows the effect of the implementation of Predicting as the main strategy linked with some sub-clusters of strategies such as Imagery, Inference, Transfer and problem-solving on reading comprehension. The purpose of this smallscale research project was to enhance students’ reading comprehension from two public and two private schools in Boyacá,through the application of three workshops alighted under CALLA’s model. As a conclusion, the implementation of this project raised students’ interests and motivation towards reading activities. At the same time,it increased the level of reading comprehension. Key words: Learning strategies, Predicting, reading comprehension, CALLA model