Levels of competition reader in students sixth primary formal sector in schools Departament Chiquimula, Guatemala

Abstract

The purpose of the manuscript is to present the results of the study in which the level of reading competence of sixth grade students in the department of Chiquimula, Guatemala, was determined. The research is of a descriptive type, of quasi-experimental design and with the deductive method. We tried to confirm or reject the hypothesis Hi The reading competence of sixth grade students which is at a “good” level, being the main hypothesis in this study.In the action phase a strategy programming was worked out, concluding that progress was made with an improvement point, after applying with the students, a pre-test and post-test, where accuracy, speed, fluency and comprehension were handled. of readings. After being subjected to a research process for fifteen days, the students managed to surpass the established levels, obtaining results that allowed to confront those of a pre-test and a post-test, rejecting the main hypothesis, since the level of the competition The sixth grade primary school student in the department is “very good”, with 38% improvement in said process. As a final part of the research process, a compendium was delivered with strategies and lectures to the teacher, with the purpose of stimulating the students and creating a reading habit.