Abstract

CARBALLAR, Rocío; MARTIN-LOBO, Pilar  and  GAMEZ, A. Matías. Relationship between neuropsychological skills and reading comprehension in Primary Education. Cuad. Investig. Educ. [online]. 2017, vol.8, n.2, pp.49-59. ISSN 1510-2432.  https://doi.org/10.18861/cied.2017.8.2.2686.

Reading is a complex process which involves perceptual, linguistic, cognitive, and neuropsychological factors. Some neuropsychological factors are involved in the acquisition of the reading process such as eye movements that are carried out during the reading process, motor functions, and laterality. The aim of this study is the evaluation of the relationship between such neuropsychological factors and the reading comprehension process in Elementary Education students. A sample of 52 eight year old children was observed. Their saccadic movements while reading, basic motor patterns, laterality, and reading comprehension were evaluated. With the data obtained a descriptive and correlational study was carried out whose results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between the abovesaid variables. It was also evidenced that those students with better execution of ocular saccadic movements, better execution of basic motor patterns and homogenous laterality showed a higher reading comprehension level. This study opens up new theoretical and scientific prospects for literacy learning and quality of education.

Keywords : neuropsychological skills; reading comprehension; basic motor patterns; saccadic movements; laterality.

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