Vocabulary learning as a strategy to improve students’ reading comprehension skills
This qualitative action research study informs the contribution of the design and implementation of worksheets based on vocabulary learning strategies to improve reading comprehension in a group of seventh graders in a public school in Bogotá, Colombia. The current study is supported by three constructs: materials development. Vocabulary learning strategies, and reading comprehension. To accomplish the proposed objectives, five worksheets were designed and implemented considering the principles of materials development. In addition, the data were gathered by means of students' artifacts.
Field notes and focus group interviews. These instruments conducted the researcher to both collect evidence methodically and answer the research question.
The findings of this research study showed: firstly, that teacher-made materials triggered effective processes to improve the reading comprehension. Factors like building understanding and confidence, and the design of teaching resources focused on the development of the brain's potential contributed substantially to the improvement of students' reading comprehension. Secondly, it was evident the importance of considering L1 as a source to support vocabulary learning due to the fact that students relied on Spanish to figure out how the L2 worked; besides, their only previous linguistic knowledge is L their mother tongue. Thirdly, it was revealed the impact that certain factors and strategies like sharing and comparing knowledge with peers had on the students’ reading comprehension.
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Universidad Externado de Colombia
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