Graded readers resources in the English language vocabulary learning

Abstract

The research project "GRADED READERS RESOURCES IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE VOCABULARY LEARNING" had as main objective to determine how the graded readers help in the learning of vocabulary. To be able to verify if the graded readers helped to improve the learning of vocabulary, it was applied a Pre-Test and a Post-Test of reading which is based on the IELTS exam to 70 A1 level students at InstitutoTecnológico Superior Bolívar during the period May-October 2018. The data analyzes were performed before and after the classroom work. Once the application of the proposal was completed, the data obtained from the pre-test and the post-test were processed using the Student's Mathematics T test with the statistical software SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). The results show that with the application of the graduated readings, the students showed greater interest and great improvement to understand better the vocabulary. Therefore, graded readers contribute to the improvement of student vocabulary learning. Finally, it is concluded that students improved the vocabulary comprehension using the graded readers and their different activities and it is recommended that the teachers use these resources in order that students have a better development in the learning of the English language.