Análisis de intereses lectores: una mirada al programa de vinculación Manabí crece leyendo análisis de intereses lectores: una mirada al programa de vinculación Manabí crece leyendo

Abstract

The objective of the research was to predict the interest in reading in the province of Manabí, the present study is of a quantitative type based on questionnaires and tests, applied to students of General Basic Education of the Educational Units Andrés de Vera, 12 de Marzo and Rafael María Mendoza from the city of Portoviejo hosted since April 16 in the hostel number one "Andrés de Vera". These students were an important part of the Educational Program "Manabí Crece Leyendo". Following the earthquake these institutions were housed in a single locality, an event that marked the Portovejenses’s lives, especially of the smallest. Behind this event authorities and teachers of the Technical University of Manabi, together with the students of the School of Library and Information Sciences, decided to implement a series of activities to encourage and develop reading skills in children; through the painting and narration of Manabi legends, it was possible to develop in children new learnings and experiences for motivating the interest for the reading. Favorable results were obtained by applying a skill scale test to predict interest in reading and promoting more effective reading development plans.