Intensive reading and reading skill

Abstract

This research allowed us to study and learn about the relationship between intensive reading and reading skills in tenth grade students at Escuela de Educación Básica “Teniente Hugo Ortiz”. The research aimed to determine the influence of intensive reading as a strategy to facilitate the development of reading skills in the English language. To carry out this research, a quantitative approach was used according to the type of data obtained. The type of research was pre-experimental design. The research was carried out in six interventions, where the researcher applied a pretest, to see the level of understanding of the students and then be able to apply the corresponding interventions and in the end carry out the post-test and verify if the treatment had an impact positive. The test used for the pre-test and the post-test took a real Cambridge KET level test adapted to the level and reality of the student. The researcher only used parts two and three with a score of 13 points from the reading section. This test was focused on different aspects of reading sub-skills such as skimming, scanning, deduction of meaning from context, inference and detailed reading, which contributed to the development of intensive reading. The population of this research was 27 tenth grade students, the data collected from this research was analyzed with the Statistics SPSS software. Finally, the results of this research showed that the participants had a 44% overall improvement. Which means that intensive reading helps students to better understand the text in basic aspects as specific information.