Given, on the one hand, the poor results obtained by Peruvian children in the national and international reading assessments. And on the other hand, the increased investment intechnology for schools in the country, this study aimed to develop and test an online tool to improve reading comprehension. In order to do this, the reading comprehension strategies and vocabulary activities from the research-based digital environment ICON were adapted to design the platform LEO. A total of 88 fifth graders from urban middle-to-low-income private schools from Lima participated in this quasi-experimental study, which involved acontrol group and a treatment group that participated in a 12-week teacher-mediated digital intervention. All participants were administered reading and vocabulary assessments pre and post intervention. Results revealed that students who participated in the intervention achieved higher comprehension scores for narrative texts and higher vocabulary scores than those of the control group. / Frente a los bajos resultados que los niños peruanos obtienen en las pruebas nacionales e internacionales de comprensión de lectura y tomando en consideración el aumento de inversión en tecnología en las instituciones educativas del país, el presente estudio buscó desarrollar y evaluar una herramienta virtual para mejorar la comprensión de lectura. Para ello, se adaptaron las estrategias de comprensión de lectura y ejercicios de vocabulario del entorno virtual ICON y se diseñó la plataforma LEO. Un total de 88 estudiantes de quinto grado de primaria, provenientes de colegios privados de nivel socioeconómico medio-bajo de Lima Metropolitana, participaron en este estudio cuasi-experimental, con un grupo control y un grupo que participó en la intervención digital a lo largo de 12 semanas. Todos los participantes fueron evaluados utilizando pruebas de entrada y salida de comprensión de lectura y vocabulario. Los resultados revelaron que los estudiantes que interactuaron con la plataforma LEO obtuvieron resultados significativamente más altos en la comprensión de textos narrativos y vocabulario luego de finalizada la intervención, respecto a sus puntajes al inicio de la misma y también en comparación con el grupo que no empleó la plataforma.

The purpose of this thesis is to study how four different Swedish teachers in elementary school are teaching pupils reading comprehension to develop the low-performing pupils. To investigate and find out this I intend to try to answer the following questions: What strategies / methods / support structures do the teachers consider to help the lowperforming pupils understand the content of texts? How does the teacher reflect on the support the pupils receive? What types of questions do the teachers use in the text talks to support the pupils in developing their reading skills? The research questions are answered by qualitative methods in forms of interviews and observations. The theoretical point of view of the study is Lev Vygotsky's socio-cultural perspective, where Vygotsky describes how children develop when interacting with other people. Because teachers are the ones helping pupils develop, I will investigate how the interviewed teachers are working with those pupils and whether they believe this theory helps and guides the low-performing pupils forward in the learning process. The results of the study show that all the interviewed teachers agree on that pupils develop their reading skills when interacting with more competent classmates because it increases their ability to absorb information.

MARTINS, Vicente de Paula da Silva. Estratégias de compreensão de expressões idiomáticas por não nativos do português brasileiro. 2013. 412f. – Tese (Doutorado) – Universidade Federal do Ceará, Departamento de Letras Vernáculas, Programa de Pós-graduação em Linguística, Fortaleza (CE), 2013. / Submitted by Márcia Araújo (marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2014-06-06T15:07:37Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2013_tese_vpsmartins.pdf: 2571509 bytes, checksum: e7ef78c8eefc25e370780c1c44175fac (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Márcia Araújo(marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2014-06-06T17:14:20Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2013_tese_vpsmartins.pdf: 2571509 bytes, checksum: e7ef78c8eefc25e370780c1c44175fac (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-06T17:14:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2013_tese_vpsmartins.pdf: 2571509 bytes, checksum: e7ef78c8eefc25e370780c1c44175fac (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / This research general objective was to investigate tactics and strategies of idiomatic comprehension used by 20 Lusophone African university students, from Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau, non-native speakers of Brazilian Portuguese (BP). For the construction of the research hypotheses, psycholinguistic theories of phraseological processing, such as the ones promoted by Bobrow and Bell (1973), Irujo (1986), Cacciari & Tabossi (1993), Flores d'Arcais (1993), Cooper (1999), Crespo and Caceres (2006) and Detry ( 2010) and, in the phraseological field, Casares (1950) 1969), Gross(1996); Corpas-Pastor (1996), Iñesta Mena and Pamies Pertrán (2002), Mellado Blanco (2004), Montoro Del Arco (2006); García-Page Sánchez (2008); Olza Moreno (2011); Alvarado Ortega (2010) and Luque Nadal (2012). A verbal protocol think aloud through which were carried out three experiments that have contemplated 18 idiomatic expressions of frequent use in Brazil, divided into three phraseological categories was designed from models of experiments developed by psycholinguists was elaborated and applied to the subjects of the research: (1) zoomorphisms; (2) somatics: and (3) Special (botanics, clothins, gastronomic) results of the research have confirmed the hypotheses that expressions designate names of animals (zoomorphisms) and parts of the body (somatics) favored the weak idiomatic expression (transparency) by its semantical analysis or semantical compositionality, except for the mum’s the word (fazer boca de siri) which word siri is not found in the vocabulary of Creole languages (Cape Verdean and Guinean). Between the special expressions, fazer boca de siri was considered opaque since the informants have ignored the meaning given by Brazilians to the expression. It has confirmed a hypothesis that the strategies related to the use of context are the most commonly used by non-natives of PB, to reach at the meaning of the expressions. Among the special expressions, rasgar seda was considered opaque since the informants have ignored the meaning given by Brazilians to the expression. It has confirmed a hypothesis that the strategies related to the use of context are the most commonly used by non-natives of PB, to reach at the meaning of the expressions. The results also indicate that the phraseological processing does not follow a single upward direction (bottom-up) or downward (top-down), but that exist a constant inter-relationship between tactics and strategies in comprehension of idiomatic expressions / Esta pesquisa teve por objetivo geral investigar táticas e estratégias de compreensão de expressões idiomáticas utilizadas por 20 estudantes universitários africanos lusófonos, oriundos de Cabo Verde e Guiné-Bissau, falantes não nativos do Português Brasileiro (PB). Para a construção das hipóteses da pesquisa, recorreu-se a teorias Psicolinguísticas do processamento fraseológico, nomeadamente Bobrow e Bell (1973), Irujo(1986), Cacciari e Tabossi (1993), Flores d’Arcais (1993), Cooper (1999), Crespo e Caceres (2006) e Detry (2010) e, no campo fraseológico, Casares ([1950] 1969), Gross ( 1996); Corpas-Pastor (1996), Iñesta Mena e Pamies Pertrán (2002), Mellado Blanco (2004), Montoro Del Arco (2006); García-Page Sánchez (2008); Olza Moreno (2011); Alvarado Ortega (2010) e Luque Nadal (2012). A partir de modelos de experimentos desenvolvidos por psicolinguistas foi elaborado e aplicado aos sujeitos da pesquisa um Protocolo Verbal think aloud através do qual foram realizados três experimentos que contemplaram 18 expressões idiomáticas de uso frequente no Brasil, divididas em três categorias fraseológicas: (1) zoomorfismos; (2) somatismos; e (3) Especiais (botanismos; indumentismos; gastronomismos). Os resultados da pesquisa confirmaram hipóteses de que expressões que designam nomes de animais (zoomorfismos) e partes do corpo (somatismos) favorecem a idiomaticidade fraca (transparência) por sua analisabilidade ou composicionalidade semântica, com exceção da expressão fazer boca de siri cuja palavra siri não é encontrada no vocabulário das línguas crioulas (cabo-verdiana e guineense). Entre as expressões especiais, rasgar seda foi considerada opaca por os informantes desconheceram o sentido dado pelos brasileiros à expressão. Foi confirmada a hipótese de que estratégias relacionadas ao uso de contexto são as mais utilizadas pelos não nativos do PB, para chegar ao sentido das expressões. Os resultados apontam também que o processamento fraseológico não segue uma única direção ascendente (bottom-up) ou descendennte (top-down), mas que existe uma inter-relação constante entre táticas e estratégias na compreensão das expressões idiomáticas.

The aim of the study is to increase the knowledge of how teachers in grades 1–3 describe that they organize teaching to develop students' reading comprehension and how they motivate their choices. Based on the aim, three research questions were formulated: How do teachers teach reading comprehension and reading comprehension strategies? Why do teachers teach read comprehension and reading strategies that as they do? What do teachers think is important in teaching to help students develop reading comprehension and reading comprehension strategies? The study is qualitative and the data collection method is semistructured interviews. The informants in the study comprise five competent teachers in the subject Swedish for grades 1–3. The collected material was transcribed and analyzed based on a didactic approach and a socio-cultural perspective.        The result shows that teachers teach reading comprehension and reading comprehension strategies in varying ways. They use reading aloud, reading lessons, book discussions, ”Läsfixarna”, questions and conversations, as well as working methods that allow students to help and learn from each other. The most important elements emphasized by the teachers as contributing to the development of reading comprehension is scaffolding and guidance, starting from scratch, varying working methods, conversation and motivation. / Syftet med studien är att öka kunskapen om hur lärare i årskurs 1–3 beskriver att de lägger upp sin undervisning för att utveckla elevers läsförståelse och hur de motiverar sina val. Utifrån syftet formulerades tre forskningsfrågor: Hur undervisar lärare om läsförståelse och läsförståelsestrategier? Varför undervisar lärare om läsförståelse och läsförståelsestrategier som de gör? Vad anser lärare är viktigt i undervisningen för att bidra till elevers utveckling av läsförståelse och läsförståelsestrategier? Studien är kvalitativ och insamlingsmetoden är semistrukturerade intervjuer. Informanterna i studien utgörs av fem behöriga lärare i ämnet svenska för årskurs 1–3. Det insamlade materialet transkriberades och analyserades utifrån en didaktisk ansats och ett sociokulturellt perspektiv.       Resultatet visar att lärare undervisar i läsförståelse och i läsförståelsestrategier på varierande sätt. De använder högläsning, läsläxa, boksamtal, Läsfixarna, frågor och samtal samt arbetssätt som skapar möjlighet för eleverna att hjälpa och lära av varandra. Det viktigaste faktorerna som lärarna framhåller som bidrar till elevers utveckling av läsförståelse är stöttning och vägledning, börja från grunden, varierande arbetssätt, samtalet och motivationen.

The purpose of this study is to analyze four teaching materials in the Swedish subject for students in grade 4 to see the variety of different types of texts and strategies for reading comprehension that are found in the teaching materials.   • What reading comprehension strategies are represented in the study's chosen teaching materials? • What are the similarities and differences between the chosen teaching tools regarding reading comprehension strategies? • What types of texts are present and how much is the variation in the chosen study material of the study?   The result showed that two of the teaching materials contained all the reading comprehension strategies that the study examined. Furthermore, the result showed that one of the teaching materials had a large variety of different types of texts, while another teaching material had little variation. The analysis showed that a teaching material with few reading comprehension strategies also had a small variety of texts. The analysis then showed that the teaching materials that contained many reading comprehension strategies also had a greater variety of different types of texts.

FundaÃÃo de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Cearà / Esta pesquisa teve por objetivo geral investigar tÃticas e estratÃgias de compreensÃo de expressÃes idiomÃticas utilizadas por 20 estudantes universitÃrios africanos lusÃfonos, oriundos de Cabo Verde e GuinÃ-Bissau, falantes nÃo nativos do PortuguÃs Brasileiro (PB). Para a construÃÃo das hipÃteses da pesquisa, recorreu-se a teorias PsicolinguÃsticas do processamento fraseolÃgico, nomeadamente Bobrow e Bell (1973), Irujo(1986), Cacciari e Tabossi (1993), Flores dâArcais (1993), Cooper (1999), Crespo e Caceres (2006) e Detry (2010) e, no campo fraseolÃgico, Casares ([1950] 1969), Gross ( 1996); Corpas-Pastor (1996), IÃesta Mena e Pamies PertrÃn (2002), Mellado Blanco (2004), Montoro Del Arco (2006); GarcÃa-Page SÃnchez (2008); Olza Moreno (2011); Alvarado Ortega (2010) e Luque Nadal (2012). A partir de modelos de experimentos desenvolvidos por psicolinguistas foi elaborado e aplicado aos sujeitos da pesquisa um Protocolo Verbal think aloud atravÃs do qual foram realizados trÃs experimentos que contemplaram 18 expressÃes idiomÃticas de uso frequente no Brasil, divididas em trÃs categorias fraseolÃgicas: (1) zoomorfismos; (2) somatismos; e (3) Especiais (botanismos; indumentismos; gastronomismos). Os resultados da pesquisa confirmaram hipÃteses de que expressÃes que designam nomes de animais (zoomorfismos) e partes do corpo (somatismos) favorecem a idiomaticidade fraca (transparÃncia) por sua analisabilidade ou composicionalidade semÃntica, com exceÃÃo da expressÃo fazer boca de siri cuja palavra siri nÃo à encontrada no vocabulÃrio das lÃnguas crioulas (cabo-verdiana e guineense). Entre as expressÃes especiais, rasgar seda foi considerada opaca por os informantes desconheceram o sentido dado pelos brasileiros à expressÃo. Foi confirmada a hipÃtese de que estratÃgias relacionadas ao uso de contexto sÃo as mais utilizadas pelos nÃo nativos do PB, para chegar ao sentido das expressÃes. Os resultados apontam tambÃm que o processamento fraseolÃgico nÃo segue uma Ãnica direÃÃo ascendente (bottom-up) ou descendennte (top-down), mas que existe uma inter-relaÃÃo constante entre tÃticas e estratÃgias na compreensÃo das expressÃes idiomÃticas. / This research general objective was to investigate tactics and strategies of idiomatic comprehension used by 20 Lusophone African university students, from Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau, non-native speakers of Brazilian Portuguese (BP). For the construction of the research hypotheses, psycholinguistic theories of phraseological processing, such as the ones promoted by Bobrow and Bell (1973), Irujo (1986), Cacciari & Tabossi (1993), Flores d'Arcais (1993), Cooper (1999), Crespo and Caceres (2006) and Detry ( 2010) and, in the phraseological field, Casares (1950) 1969), Gross(1996); Corpas-Pastor (1996), IÃesta Mena and Pamies PertrÃn (2002), Mellado Blanco (2004), Montoro Del Arco (2006); GarcÃa-Page SÃnchez (2008); Olza Moreno (2011); Alvarado Ortega (2010) and Luque Nadal (2012). A verbal protocol think aloud through which were carried out three experiments that have contemplated 18 idiomatic expressions of frequent use in Brazil, divided into three phraseological categories was designed from models of experiments developed by psycholinguists was elaborated and applied to the subjects of the research: (1) zoomorphisms; (2) somatics: and (3) Special (botanics, clothins, gastronomic) results of the research have confirmed the hypotheses that expressions designate names of animals (zoomorphisms) and parts of the body (somatics) favored the weak idiomatic expression (transparency) by its semantical analysis or semantical compositionality, except for the mumâs the word (fazer boca de siri) which word siri is not found in the vocabulary of Creole languages (Cape Verdean and Guinean). Between the special expressions, fazer boca de siri was considered opaque since the informants have ignored the meaning given by Brazilians to the expression. It has confirmed a hypothesis that the strategies related to the use of context are the most commonly used by non-natives of PB, to reach at the meaning of the expressions. Among the special expressions, rasgar seda was considered opaque since the informants have ignored the meaning given by Brazilians to the expression. It has confirmed a hypothesis that the strategies related to the use of context are the most commonly used by non-natives of PB, to reach at the meaning of the expressions. The results also indicate that the phraseological processing does not follow a single upward direction (bottom-up) or downward (top-down), but that exist a constant inter-relationship between tactics and strategies in comprehension of idiomatic expressions.

Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur några lärare på en mindre skola arbetar med läsförståelse och läsförståelsestrategier i sin undervisning, detta för att se hur elevernas läsförståelse utvecklas under de första skolåren. För att genomföra undersökningen har tre lärare i tre olika årskurser på lågstadiet intervjuats. Intervjuerna var semistrukturerade och genomfördes via mail. Av svaren framkom det att lärarna ser läsförståelse på ett likvärdigt sätt. Samtliga lärare framhäver modellering i klassrummet som hjälp för att eleverna ska kunna utveckla och ta till sig läsförståelsestrategier. Att lära sig läsa poängteras som en av de viktigaste utmaningarna eleverna möter under de första skolåren. Eftersom det i läroplanen framgår att eleverna ska få undervisning i läsförståelsestrategier har läraren en viktig roll.

Läsförståelse är en komplex färdighet beroende av flera samspelande förmågor. Lärares uppfattningar om hur läsförståelseundervisning kan utformas i praktiken i relation till elevers olika utvecklingsstadier är en avgörande faktor för elevers läsförståelseutveckling (Jönsson, 2007). I tidigare forskning framgår vilka förmågor som krävs för fullständig läsförståelse, och hur förmågorna kan undervisas i praktiken. Däremot saknas forskning om lärares uppfattningar av arbete med läsförståelse i klassrumskontext. Inte minst saknas lärares uppfattningar av arbete med läsförståelse ur ett helhetsperspektiv och hur lärarna går tillväga för att forma läsförståelsearbetet likvärdigt i relation till elevers skilda utvecklingsstadier. Syftet med föreliggande studie är därför att beskriva verksamma lågstadielärares uppfattningar om läsförståelseoch den undervisningspraktik som bedrivs för att utveckla elevers läsförståelse. Studiens syfte uppnås genom frågeställningarna: ·      Hur uppfattar verksamma lågstadielärare begreppet läsförståelse i F-3?  ·     Vilka arbetssätt beskriver och motiverar lågstadielärare att de använder för att utveckla elevers läsförståelse i F-3? ·     Vilka aspekter beskriver lågstadielärare som särskilt viktiga i samband med arbetssätt för läsförståelse i F-3?  Materialinsamlingen genomfördes genom tre semistrukturerade fokusgruppsintervjuer med sex verksamma lågstadielärare. Denna kvalitativa studie utgår från ett fokus på lärares uppfattningar. Studiens teoretiska utgångspunkt utgår från ett sociokulturellt perspektiv. I resultatet framgår att läsförståelse uppfattas som samspelande förmågor som inkluderar bland annat avkodning och inferensskapanden av textinnehållet. Resultatet visar lärarnas uppfattningar av arbetssätt för att utveckla läsförståelse, vilka motiveras och beskrivs i form av bland annat variationen av högläsning, textsamtal, en läsande klass, parläsning, och textkort. Arbetssätten beskrivs möjliggöra utveckling utifrån varierade kunskapsnivåer och utvecklingsstadier. I samband med arbetssätten har läraren en avgörande roll, där textval i relation till elevgrupp i samband med arbetssätten är en betydande faktor. / Reading comprehension is a complex skill depending on several interacting abilities. Teachers' perceptions of how reading comprehension teaching can be designed in practice relative to students' different developmental stages are a decisive factor for students' reading comprehension development (Jönsson, 2007). Previous research emphasizes which abilities are required for fully developed reading comprehension, and to some extent how these separate abilities can be taught in practice. However, there is a lack of research on teachers' perceptions regarding reading comprehension teaching in the classroom context. There is also a lack of research on teachers' perceptions of reading comprehension from a holistic perspective and how teachers create equitable reading comprehension teaching relative to students' different stages of development. The purpose of the present study is therefore to describe primary school teachers' perceptions of reading comprehension and the teaching practice that is conducted to develop students' reading comprehension. The purpose of the study is achieved through the questions:      ·      How does primary school teachers perceive the concept of reading comprehension in grades F-3? ·      What working methods do the primary school teachers describe and motivate that they use to develop students' reading comprehension in grades F-3? ·      What aspects do primary school teachers describe as particularly important in conjunction with working methods for reading comprehension in grades F-3? The data collection was carried out through three semi-structured focus group interviews with six primary school teachers. This qualitative study is focusing on teachers' perceptions. The theoretical framework of the study is based on a sociocultural perspective. The results show that reading comprehension is perceived as interacting abilities that include decoding and inference creation. The results show the teachers’ perceptions of working methods for developing reading comprehension, which are motivated and described by the variation of reading aloud, text talks, a reading class,reading in pairs, and text cards.The teachers describe that the working methods enable development based on varied levels of knowledge and stages of development. In connection with the working methods, the teacher has a decisive role, where text choice relative to the student group in connection with the working methods is a significant factor.

The purpose of this study is to examine teachers' thoughts about literature conversations. The study amied to find out what theachers think a succsessful literature conversation look like, what opportunities and challenges the method has and what significance the literature conversation has for students' development of reading comprehension. To collect data for the study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten certified and active teachers who teaches in grades 4-6. The study is based on Lev Vygotsky's theories of learning, which means that people learn in interaction with others. The results of the study show that teachers believe that the literature converastion is the method that benefits students the most when it comes to developing reading comprehension. The teachers believe that in a successful literature conversation the students learn from each other. This should be done in small groups as the students get a greater opportunity to exspress their thoughts and opinions about the text. The literature conversation is important for students' development of reading comprehension. In conversations, the studnets can help each other to get further in their cognitive thinking. This can be linked to the zone of proximal development, which is a concept in the sociolultural theory of learning and means that children learn in interaction whit others. / Syftet med denna undersökning är att se vilken uppfattning verksamma lärare har om litteratursamtal. Undersökningen syftar till att ur, ett lärarperspektiv, ta reda på hur lärare anser ett lyckat litteratursamtal ser ut, vilka möjligheter och utmaningar metoden har samt vilken betydelse litteratursamtalet har för elevers utveckling av läsförståelse. Till undersökningens datainsamling genomfördes semistrukturerade intervjuer med tio legitimerade och verksamma lärare i årskurs 4–6. Undersökningen utgår ifrån Lev Vygotskijs teorier om lärande vilket innebär att människor lär i samspel med andra. Undersökningens resultat visar att lärare anser att litteratursamtalet är den metod som gynnar eleverna mest när det kommer till utveckling av läsförståelse. I ett lyckat litteratursamtal får eleverna möjlighet till att lära av varandra. Detta bör ske i grupp då eleverna får en större möjlighet till att utrycka sina tankar och åsikter kring texten de har läst. Littertursamtalet har en stor betydelse för elevers utveckling av läsförståelse. I samtalet kan eleverna hjälpa varandra att nå längre i deras kognitiva tänkande. Detta kan kopplas till den närmaste proximala utvecklingszonen som är ett begrepp inom det sociokulturella perspektivet och innebär att barn lär i samspel med andra.

Syftet med den här studien har varit att undersöka fem lärares uppfattningar kring hur de skapar en undervisning som bidrar till att utveckla läsförståelsen hos elever i avkodningssvårigheter. Studiens teoretiska utgångspunkt baseras på den sociokulturella teorin enligt vilken elevernas tillägnande av kunskaper sker inom ramen för den närmaste utvecklingszonen. I studien har en kvalitativ metod använts. Materialinsamlingen genomfördes genom kvalitativa semistrukturerade intervjuer. Materialet analyserades med utgångspunkt i den fenomenografiska ansatsen. Resultatet visar att de huvudsakliga temana i lärares arbetssätt för att utveckla läsförståelse hos elever i avkodningssvårigheter är visuellt stöd, modellerande av läsförståelsestrategier och samtalet som redskap. / The purpose of this study has been to investigate the perceptions of five teachers regarding their teaching of reading comprehension to students with decoding difficulties. The theoretical starting point of the study is based on the sociocultural theory, where the focus is that the students' acquisition of knowledge takes place within the framework of the zone of proximal development. A qualitative method has been used in the study. Through qualitative semi-structured interviews, material collection was carried out. The material was analysed using a phenomenographic approach. The results show that the main themes in teachers' working methods for developing reading comprehension for students in decoding difficulties are visual support, modelling reading comprehension strategies and to use text-talk to reflect and understand the meaning of a text.