THEORETICAL REFLECTIONS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF READING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORAL AND WRITTEN LANGUAGE IN COLOMBIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

To deepen on the components of the educational fact leads to reimagine new teaching options; to achieve to shorten the existing gaps between what are the traditional and contemporary modes; the time has come to empower new knowledge, resources and strategies that go hand in hand with what is presented in society such as technology; it is time to scrutinize and look at what should be done is so the following general objective: to generate theoretical reflections on the importance of reading for the development of oral and written language of students of Colombian basic education. The methodology used is based on qualitative research, together with the interpretative paradigm through the hermeneutic method, which is made concrete with the technique of content analysis; that is to say, a systematic review of some materials and theoretical positions of authors regarding the topic being dealt with is carried out. This brought as a result that reading is fundamental in the formation and academic training of students and it was concluded that the previous knowledge and existing experiences should be applied in educational institutions with the intention of achieving a teaching model to strengthen the habit of reading and thus to understand and comprehend the reality that is lived today, which is immersed in technological trends.