Keywords
learners
project-based learning
reading
tutors
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Abstract
This article presents an initiative of the Spanish Program of the Department of Education of Puerto Rico to implement Proyecto LEER during two school years as an innovative project in 76 schools. The aim of this initiative is to help students from first to third grade with great lag in reading. Through the Project-based learning strategy high school and middle school students help as tutors to solve one of the most difficult situations found in elementary school. As a result, apprentice children improved reading fluency and comprehension. They were also motivated to receive help from another student. On the other hand, tutor students developed leadership qualities, improved their self-esteem and interpersonal relationships, and some expressed their desire to be teachers.
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Portalatín-Rivera, N. (2014). Proyecto LEER: Una iniciativa para fomentar el aprendizaje de la lectura. Cuaderno de Investigación en la Educación, 29, 11-31. Retrieved from https://revistas.upr.edu/index.php/educacion/article/view/13251
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