Influence of sustained attention on comprehensive reading in eight-year-old children of the General Basic Education Center “La Providencia” in the city of Ambato

Abstract

Thesis on Child Neuropsychology, specifically, influence of sustained attention in reading comprehension in 8 year old children. The fundamental aim of this present research is to verify how much influence the sustained attention has on reading comprehension, knowing that both processes individually are essential in learning. The problem identified in boys and girls of eight years of age, belonging to the institution where the study was conducted is the lack of understanding of the texts they read, which generates a low school performance. The hypothesis states: The maturity of sustained attention influences the development of reading comprehension in boys and girls of eight years of age who attend the center of basic general education The Providence of Ambato city, in the academic year 2012 - 2013 ". Within the methodology the application of ENI has been used. The conclusion has been detailed on the basis of the obtained results that show that the maturity of sustained attention influences the development of reading comprehension.