Reading habits in the communication development of ninth grade students

Abstract

This article reflects on reading as one of the skills that has the greatest influence on the academic, intellectual and social development of human beings throughout life. The proposed objective is to analyze the influence of the reading habit on the communication development of ninth grade students of the "Dr. Gonzalo Abad Grijalva" Educational Unit, located in Chone, Ecuador. To do so, theoretical and empirical methods were applied. In the first case, the methods: historical, systemic and dialectical; and, of an empirical type, observation, through a survey questionnaire and measurement, applying non-parametric descriptive and inferential statistical techniques, specifically the Spearman Rho correlation coefficient. The applied survey, after the respective validation by experts, allowed to determine the behavior of certain parameters related to the reading habit and the communicative aspect of the students. It was evident that both variables have a low to medium behavior and that the influences of the reading habit on communication development are limited. In general, it was concluded that the influence of the reading habit on the communication development of students is limited, which is why it is necessary to reinforce curricular and extracurricular strategies, in which the participation of the family and other external actors is key, as well as the use of recreational and digital options.