Preview, Question, Read, Summarize and Test (PQRST) Strategy to Improve Reading Comprehension of Short Texts in A1 Students

Abstract

The main objective of this research was to establish whether the use of the PQRST strategy impacted on the level of reading comprehension of short texts 100 to 300 words. The Students are enrolled in the careers offered by the Higher Technological Institute of the city of Santo Domingo in Ecuador. The group of students who participated in the study was made up of 40 people. Data obtained from a pretest and posttest, interviews, and learning records were used to answer the research questions. At the end of the pedagogical treatment, there was a statistically significant difference in the post-test results in the same group, which concluded that the PQRST strategy positively impacted on the level of Reading comprehension in English. Furthermore, the participants showed a positive general perception about the PQRST strategy. English Foreign Language (EFL)Teachers of the public institution suggest to include the PQRST strategy in the syllabus of English courses to have methodologies and innovations that help to achieve the objectives to improve reading comprehension in the teaching-learning process.