Usage of the “Speed Reading” Technique to qualify the reading-comprehension of the English learning in the subject of Reading and Vocabulary in English I, in the career of Bachelor of Arts option English, Universidad Pedagógica de El Salvador, 2007.

Autores: López Velásquez, José Abelardo / Gómez Bermúdez, Manuel de Jesús / Rivera Ordóñez, Nancy Jeannette.

Categoría: Tesis Pregrado

Extracto: The present work suggests a new learning alternative for students and teachers of Reading and Vocabulary I. This consists basically of the technique created by Evelyn Wood known as ¨Speed Reading¨. The purpose of the technique is to increase readers’ speed without reducing the comprehension of the assigned material. Reading is the recovering and apprehension process of any type of information or ideas stored in a document. The information and ideas are transmitted through any code type, depending on the language. Reading communication can involve visual, mental or tactile factors. Reading is also an active skill-based process of constructing meaning and knowledge through coding and decoding symbols. Reading is a fundamental skill to have access to higher learning, and it is the only way to acquire new scientific knowledge. At the moment of reading any materials, it is really important to take into account reading strategies which help to correct some of the reading problems. Due to the rate of speed for multiplying knowledge has greatly increased in the age of information, new reading tips related with the learners’ habits and discipline must be developed for having better results. Moreover, this research intends to encourage students of Reading and Vocabulary in English I, to increase the reading-comprehension through the Speed Reading Technique. It comprises important steps to get to a good reading skill performance and also, to encourage the reading habit.