Las leyendas amazónicas como recurso didáctico para fortalecer la comprensión lectora en los estudiantes de Bachillerato General Unificado de la Unidad Educativa Comunitaria Intercultural Bilingüe San José de Chonta Punta, año lectivo 2024-2025

Abstract

Abstract: The topic of this research focuses on the use of Amazonian legends as a teaching resource to strengthen the reading comprehensions of high school students. The general objective establishes developing a didactic proposal that incorporates Amazonian legends to improve reading comprehension skills and strategies. The study was carried out at the San José de Chonta Punta Bilingual Intercultural Community Educational Unit, located in the canton of Tena, province of Napo, Ecuador. The sample consists of 90 participants, that is, students from the first to the third year of high school. Through a mixed approach, which combined quantitative and qualitative methods, with techniques such as surveys and interviews. The instruments were the questionnaires applied to the students to know the level of reading comprehension through their use of reading strategies; and question guides for interviews with teachers in the area of Language and Literature. The results showed the difficulties that students present in reading skills and strategies, and also the high degree of interest in working with Amazonian legends within the curriculum.