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Reading Comprehension in Latin America: Difficulties and Possible Interventions
Author(s) -
Lions Séverin,
Peña Marcela
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cad.20158
Subject(s) - latin americans , psychological intervention , reading comprehension , comprehension , reading (process) , psychology , developmental psychology , political science , computer science , psychiatry , law , programming language
Reading comprehension (RC) is below the international standard in many countries of Latin America (LA). Here we review factors that might be associated with failure in RC of the first language in LA. Then we present interventions reporting beneficial impact on RC in typically developing students from English‐speaking countries and discuss their possible applicability in LA. We conclude that research‐based pedagogical interventions are currently available to promote RC at school and may be suitable to implement in LA in order to improve RC.