La comprensión lectora en el rendimiento escolar: Un desafío para los docentes

Abstract

Abstract: The investigation began from the theme "Reading comprehension in school performance: a challenge for teachers", based on the observation of the deficiencies that some students present in the seventh year. For this, the main objective was proposed, Analyze the relationship between reading comprehension and academic performance of students in the seventh year of Basic Education at the Guayas y Quil Educational Unit, El Empalme canton, Guayas province, in the period 2022. The methodology was framed in a mixed approach. As instruments, a survey was applied to 25 students and an interview with 1 teacher. Analysis and synthesis, deductive and inductive procedures, interpretation and description of procedures were used. The results indicate that there is a correlation between both variables with a level of 254, which is why it is affirmed that there is a positive and weak correlation between the variables. In conclusion, the strategies implemented for the development of reading comprehension must be appropriate to the needs presented by students, so that academic performance is achieved with greater success.