Implementing interactive leveld e-books to improve reading comprehension skills

Abstract

The present paper reports research study that was carried out in Liceo Pino Verde, a private, bilingual school in Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia. The study aimed to implement an online reading tool with e-books to improve reading comprehension skills in a third grade class at Liceo Pino Verde. This school offers high quality education that helps its students to acquire skills and attributes necessary to become autonomous. “The institution aims to form students with values such as respect, responsibility, honesty as well as foster learning how to appreciate critically many beliefs, values, experiences and ways of knowing. Its educational practice aims to generate in its students awareness, knowledge and respect for difference. The school is recognized for its humanistic character, its interculturality, and multilingualism, and for being at the forefront in technology and its high academic level. It aims to create in students a sense of recognizing and reflecting on one's perspective, as well as the importance of accepting the perspectives of others.” (Pino Verde, 2015)