Playfulness as a strategy to strengthen reading comprehension, motivation and social interaction

The José Acevedo y Gómez Educational Institution, located in the Cajambre River, rural area, south of district Buenaventura, covers from (0º) to 11th grade. population served, is characterized by learning problems, evidenced both internal and external tests (Saber), mainly reading comprehension, which shows that teaching-learning process does not respond proposed educational quality, therefore general objective was raised "Strengthening comprehension ninth grade students", instruments were used collect information such as: structured interview for parents teachers, diagnostic test students, non-participant observation participant students final test. This study established constructivist paradigm, search achieving objectives through qualitative approach, methodology action research. first results found were: absence habits, little or no parental support, inadequate pedagogical practices, poorly conditioned physical spaces a low level inferential most students. use proposal produced attitudinal changes as integration, satisfaction, communication, slight individual group improvement reading. It concluded games modified attitude explains difference between worth mentioning categories Motivation social interaction fully met, while only partially improved subjects investigated