Dyslexia in the teaching and learning process in different schools of Pujilí town-Cotopaxi province

Abstract

The pedagogical process demands reading as a fundamental skill for learning, contributing their experiences and reflecting on them, exchanging their points of view with their classmates and the teacher. However, reading presents difficulties that affect the functionality of reading behavior. Because there is evidence of learning disorders, such as dyslexia, which prevents the extraction of written information that affects academic activities, personal and social development. In this way, the research focused on determining the characteristics of dyslexia to strengthen the teaching-learning process in the seventh grade of middle basic education, on Pujilí city, Cotopaxi province, year 2022. The methodology is based on qualitative research, its interpretative approach oriented the exploration of the aspects of dyslexia in the educational context because the stages of qualitative research were followed, the information processing was done through content analysis to determine results, the interview technique was applied, whose instrument was the in-depth interview guide applied to teachers, the information collected in detail is the support for the interpretation of the meanings provided by the subjects investigated. The results show the need for the participation of the family and the educational institution to overcome dyslexia, which is a disorder that demands the awareness and knowledge of both teachers and parents to act in the development and academic performance of the child.