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Design of a system of activities focused on vocabulary for reading comprehension

Abstract:

This research work examines the problematic that exists in the development of reading comprehension in the students of Eighth Grade of Basic Education General form Vicente Rocafuerte High School, in the 2018-2019 school period. In the same way, it can be realized that students are not able to comprehend simple texts and extract the main idea from a reading. All these are caused by the lack of vocabulary knowledge, provoking problems in the reading comprehension skill. The authors of this research project carried out research in books, journals and past theses in relation to the variables. Furthermore, the research was also deepened with the application of the instruments such as: observation of the class, a survey addressed to the students and an interview to the teacher, which confirmed that there is a problem in the reading comprehension that affects this population. In conclusion, it was determined that activities based on vocabulary have a positive impact in this problem. Therefore, a system of activities based on vocabulary for the development of reading comprehension is proposed in this way, students can work in the acquisition of vocabulary according to their level, which will help to understand texts and readings and further enhance their reading comprehension