La literatura infantil como estrategia para potenciar el desarrollo de habilidades comunicativas en niños atendidos por programas de animación a la lectura en Guayaquil.

Abstract

Communication skills are essential for a person’s life, not only for the basic communication needs but also for its importance in the apprehension of knowledge. Many children develop poorly their abilities to listen, speak, read and write, generating negative consequences at personal, social and educational level. How can we maximize the development of these skills? This article, which is the result of a qualitative research, proposes doing it using children's literature as a strategy. Reading in our society is totally a schooling activity, few people read for pleasure. Many children have demotivating experiences with books, sometimes they only know schoolbooks and they have not been motivated to read neither at home nor at school. But children that are encouraged to read sharpen focus and listening concentration; enrich their vocabulary; spark the imagination and their critical capacity; improve reading comprehension and, of course, the acquisition of knowledge; it is easier to read aloud for them; and many start to write. This paper aims to note the contribution of literature to child development, and to promote spaces to work for stimulating reading in society.