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INTRODUCTIONReadingasanenrichingactionisnotanindicatoroflearningoradeterminantthatallowsestablishinglevelsofeducationorcoefficientsinthehumanbeing.Onthecontrary,itisessentialtodevelopskillsandabilitiesthatwillenabletheindividualtoacquireknowledgeaboutdifferentareasandtopicsofexpertise.Educationatitsvariouslevelsassumesreadingabilityasanessentialrequirementforlinguisticcommunicationandcontentassimilation.However,thepresentstudyvisualizesandproposestopromotethereadinghabitsothatthestudent(childrenandyoungpeople)becomeawareoftheirenvironmentintheiracademicandsocialdevelopmentandthatthisprocessbecomespartoftheirdailylife.Readingisasignificantandrelevantfactorinanyformativeprocessforchildren,soteachingandlearningstartlongbeforeschoolandendlongafter.Itendswithlife.Understandingisanendlessroad.Itcanalwaysbeunderstoodbetter,moreextensively,andsincerely[1].Toachievecomprehension,itisessentialtofocusonthedidacticsusedbyteacherssinceitisthecentralaxissothatreadingispresentedasaconstantlydevelopedandimprovedskill.Thedidacticsofreadingrequiretheirdeepeningandknowledgetorecognizeandtakeadvantageoftheirstrengthsandopportunitiesthatallowthemtoactwhenfrustrationsarise.Readingassuchisnotaninnateabilityoracquiredgenetically;instead,itisacceptedastheindividualgrows.Therefore,thefirstcyclesofschoolingareofgreatimportancefortheacquisitionofreading,sothetechniques,methods,andactivitiestobedevelopedmustbestartedfromthisfirstinstancetoformahabitofwantingfromanearlyageandnotinthetensionofduty[2].Therefore,thisabilitycouldevenoccurinformativeeducationfromhome,wherethefamilyenvironmentplaysavitalrolefortheindividual.Thiscommunicationaimstoinfluencetheneedtostructurereadingcomprehensionintheschoolcurriculum,aswellasremindfamiliesinparticularandsocietyingeneralofthefundamentalroletheyplayinthemotivationandreadingtrainingofthestudent.Thiscommunicationproposestounifyfamiliesandschoolstoworktogetheronstudents'readingabilities.Todiscusstheschool'sresponsibilityconcerningreadingcompetence,wemuststartwiththefactthatteachersassumefullresponsibilityforstudents'readingcompetence.Therefore,theschool'sjobisnottocreategoodreadersorloversofliteraturebutcompetentreaders[3].Teachersfaceacommonproblem:youngpeoplewhosufferfromanunprecedentedlexicalshortage,difficultyunderstandingsentences,misuseofpunctuationmarks,difficultyacquiringgoodnotes,impersonalwriting,readingproblemsintextbooks,andlackofcriteriawhendebating.Alltheseproblemsderivefromthecommunicativeaspectoflanguage.Inthissense,inthesameway,eachteacherisresponsibleforcommunicativecompetence.Theyarealsoteachersofreadingcompetencebecausethereisonlylearningwithcommunicationandunderstanding.Totheseissues,whichhaveadirectimpactontheteachingtask,itmustbeaddedthatinrecentdecadesthebookhaslostitsexclusivityasacentralobjectinreadingprocesses,towhichisaddedthelackofresearchactivitieswithdirectbibliographyinphysicaltextsandthelackofmanagementoftheseresourcesintheclassroom.Thetexthasbeenexpandedtoformapluraltext,ahybridspace,wherethesamedigitalorprintedbook,electronictexts,andmultimediaaremixedinagreatmixture.Notonlyhasthetextchanged,butthewayofreadinghasalsochanged.Consumption,theephemeral,thefragmentation,thespectacle,andsurfing,arecharacteristicsthatdirectlycontradictataskthatisdelayed,prolongedconstructionoftime[4].Butitisthatthecurrentreaderhasalsochanged.Itisareaderintegratedintoaliteratesocietywithastrongpresenceofaudiovisualmedia.Thus,cohesionandlinearityinreadingarebroken.Thenewreadergrantssignificantautonomytosequencesorotherminordiscourseunits,mixeselementsofdifferentgenres,interruptthenarrativethread,andincludesothertextswithinthenarration.Itisreaddifferentlybecauseitisareadingadaptedtothenewmarketproposals[5].8ISSN-E:2542-3401,ISSN-P:1316-4821Universidad,CienciayTecnología,Vol.27,Núm.118,(pp.7-16)Matute C. et al. The Reading habit as a strength in learning foreign languages TheMinistryofEducationisconstantlymonitoringfaithfulcompliancewithqualitystandards.Forthisreason,theteacherneedstoapplyanewmethodologyinsuchawaythathecandeveloplearningstrategiesbasedontheuseoftechnologicalresourcestomeettheachievementoftheobjectivesproposedineducation[6].Theevolvingtechnologyofthe21stcenturyrequirescontinuoustraininginWeb2.0tools.Inthissense,itisveryimportanttobeinnovativetocapturetheattentionofstudentsandtobeabletobuildmeaningfullearningthatallowsthemtodeveloptheirlanguageskillsandabilitiestofunctioninanewsociety.Developingthehabitofreadingintheeducationprocessisfundamental.Thestudentmustbepermanentlyinducedintheproperuseoftechnologicalresourcestoachievescientifictrainingandthuscanbecomearesearch,creative,andcriticalentity,thatistosay,achievethepracticaltrainingofcompetent,visionary,andevolutionaryprofessionals.Transformingeducationisthedutyofeveryteacher,andfulfillingeducationalpurposesisaninstitutionalmandatory.ThisresearchaimstoapplydidacticstrategieswithaWeb2.0digitaltooltodevelopthehabitofreadinginhighschoolstudents.Forthis,theteaching-learningprocessofforeignlanguagesisestablishedasanobjectofstudy,andthedevelopmentofthereadinghabitisdelimitedasafieldofaction.II. DEVELOPMENTCurrently,differenttechnologicaltoolsallowstudentstointeractwiththeirenvironment.Adequateeducationinmanagingthedifferentconstantlyupdatedapplicationswillleadtotheacquisitionofnewlearningthatwillallowaccesstothesetools,achievingthedevelopmentofthestudent'scognitiveskillsandthegoalssetineducation.Theneweducationalmodelrequirestheapplicationofmethodologiesandtechniquesthatallowmotivatingthestudentintheirintellectualself-enrichment,intheself-disciplineofdailyreadingtodevelopintellectualabilitiesandachieveanexpressivelanguagethatallowsthemtodevelopasuprightprofessionalscontributingsignificantlytotheprogressofthecommunity[6].Thenewtechnologiesallowaccesstoallinformationfortheself-educationofayoungpersonoradolescent.Digitalreadinginvolvesthedevelopmentofperceptive,associative,andreactiveabilitiesinthefaceofvariouseventspresentedinpageslinkedtoeachother,aworldfullofinformationwhoseaccessallowstheteachertointeractwiththestudent,capturetheattention,andachievearelevantinter-learning.Asamodelofinterpretationofreality,scienceallowstrainingmorecritical,reflective,andresponsiblehumanbeingstounderstandandquestiontheworldaroundthem.Virtualplatformsareintendedtoeducatethestudentaboutdigitalculture,andtheproperuseofwebsiteswillallowcreativelearningthatentailsdouble[3].A.DidacticstrategiestostrengthenpedagogicalprocessesItindicatesthattheyareproceduresthattheteachingagentusesreflectivelyandflexiblytopromotesignificantlearningachievementinstudents.Didacticstrategiesarebasedonmethodologicalprinciplesashallmarksofspecificeducationalperformance.Theyarethoseactionsthatcharacterizethemandallowthemtobedifferentiatedfromotheractions,dependingonthemomentinwhichtheteaching-learningprocessofthegroupclasstheyaredirectedisfound[7].9ISSN-E:2542-3401,ISSN-P:1316-4821Universidad,CienciayTecnología,Vol.27,Núm.118,(pp.7-16)Matute C. et al. The Reading habit as a strength in learning foreign languages Theconceptofdidacticstrategiesinvolvesselectingactivitiesandpedagogicalpracticesindifferentformativemoments,methods,andresourcesintheTeaching-Learningprocesses[8].Didacticstrategiescontemplatelearningstrategiesandteachingstrategies.Forthisreason,itisessentialtodefineeachone.Learningstrategiesconsistofaprocedureorsetofstepsorskillsthatastudentacquiresandusesintentionallyasaflexibletooltolearnmeaningfullyandsolveacademicproblemsanddemands.Ontheotherhand,theteachingstrategiesareallthoseaidsproposedbytheteacher,whichareprovidedtothestudenttofacilitatedeeperinformationprocessing[9]."Didacticsistheartofteaching.Assuch,itisadisciplineofpedagogy,registeredintheeducationalsciences,whichisinchargeofthestudyandinterventionintheteaching-learningprocess"[10].Thatdidacticsisapedagogicalscience.Aspart,itstudiesandelaboratesontheelementsandmethodsnecessarytoimplementpedagogicaltheories.Inthissense[11],didacticshastwoexpressions:theoreticalandpractical.Atanacademiclevel,didacticsstudies,analyzes,describes,andexplainstheteaching-learningprocesstogenerateknowledgeabouteducationalmethodsandpostulatetherulesandprinciplesthatconstituteandguidethetheoryofteaching.Inmoretechnicalterms,didacticsisthebranchofPedagogythatisinchargeoffindingmethodsandtechniquestoimproveeducationanddefiningtheguidelinestoensurethatknowledgereachestheeducatedmoreeffectively[7].Expertssaythatdidacticsisunderstoodasadisciplineofascientific-pedagogicalnaturethatfocusesoneachofthestagesoflearning.Inotherwords,itisthebranchofpedagogythatallowsapproaching,analyzing,anddesigningtheschemesandplansdestinedtocapturethebasesofeachpedagogicaltheory.Thisdiscipline,whichestablishestheprinciplesofeducationandservesteacherswhenselectinganddevelopingcontent,pursuesthepurposeoforderingandsupportingtheteachingmodelsandthelearningplan.Theteachingcircumstanceforwhichspecificelementsareneedediscalledadidacticact:theteacher(whoteaches),thestudent(wholearns),andthelearningcontext.Regardingthequalificationofdidactics,itcanbeunderstoodindifferentways:exclusivelyasatechnique,asanappliedscience,simplyasatheory,orasabasicscienceofinstruction.Thedidacticmodels,fortheirpart,canbecharacterizedbyatheoreticalprofile(descriptive,explanatory,andpredictive)ortechnological(prescriptiveandnormative).Itshouldbenotedthat,throughouthistory,educationhasprogressed,andwithintheframeworkoftheseadvances,didacticreferenceshavebeenmodernized.Onapracticallevel,foritspart,didacticsworksasappliedsciencesince,ontheonehand,itusesteachingtheories.Atthesametime,ontheother,itintervenesintheeducationalprocessbyproposingmodels,methods,andtechniquesthatoptimizetheoperationsofteaching-learning[12].Thetaskofteachingisaprofessionwitheminentlysocialpurposes.Itistheonethatoffersmoresignificantandbetteropportunitiestobenefitothers,forwhichreasonteachingimpliesagreatresponsibilityaswellasgreatimportancesinceeducationplaysafundamentalroleintheproductionanddirectionofchangeatthismomentinthehistoryofthecountry.Theteachermustknowthedidacticimplicationsoftheepistemologicalnatureofhisdiscipline.Whentheteacherclearlydistinguishesthedifferentwaysoflearning,thestudentwillbeabletodoso.Theeducator'sclarityoftheseaspectswillbeperceivedinhismethodologicalstrategies;throughthem,thestudentcanmakethedistinctionsandsynthesesnecessaryforaclearunderstanding[9].B.ImportanceofreadingforlearningTheetymologicalmeaningofreadingoriginatesintheLatinverblegere.Itbecomesveryrevealingbecauseitconnotescollecting,harvesting,andacquiringfruit.Readingisanactbywhichmeaningisgiventofacts,things,andphenomenaandthroughwhichanencryptedmessageisalsorevealed,beitamap,agraph,oratext.Inthisway,itcomestobearesponsetotheconcerntoknowreality,butitisalsotheinteresttoknowourselves,alltodealwiththemessagesinallkindsofmaterials.10ISSN-E:2542-3401,ISSN-P:1316-4821Universidad,CienciayTecnología,Vol.27,Núm.118,(pp.7-16)Matute C. et al. The Reading habit as a strength in learning foreign languages Incommunication,readingbecomesanactofharmonybetweenanencryptedmessageofsignsandman'sinnerworld;itistobecometherecipientofanemissionofsymbolsmadeinalmostunpredictabletimesandplaces,remoteorclose.Still,atthesametime,itistomakesomethingverypersonalemerge,makingitpossiblefortheidentitythatiscongenitaltoustoemergefromthedepthsofourbeing.Readingisaprocessofinteractionbetweenthereaderandthetext,aprocessbywhichtheformertriestosatisfytheobjectivesthatguidethereading.Readingisenteringintocommunicationwiththegreatthinkersofalltime.Readingisestablishingadialoguewiththeauthor,understandinghisthoughts,discoveringhispurposes,askingquestions,andtryingtofindtheanswersinthetext.Readingisalsorelating,criticizing,orovercomingtheideasexpressed;itdoesnotimplytacitlyacceptinganypropositionbutrequiresthatthepersonwhoisgoingtoattackorofferanotheralternativefullyunderstandwhatisbeingvaluedorquestioned.Theeffectivenessofreadingdependsonthesetwoaspectsbeingsufficientlydeveloped.Thishassomeconsequences:1)Theactivereaderistheonewhoprocessesandexaminesthetext;2)Interpretationofwhatisread,themeaningofthetextisconstructedbythereader[13].Readingischaracterizedbytranslatingsymbolsorlettersintowordsandphrasesthathavemeaningforaperson.Oncetheemblemisdeciphered,itisreproduced.Thus,thefirstphaseoflearningtoreadislinkedtowriting.Theultimategoalofreadingistomakeitpossibletounderstandwrittenmaterials,evaluatethem,andusethemforourneeds.C.TechnologyassupportforthedevelopmentofthereadinghabitTechnologicaldevelopmenthasaffectedallactivitiesofthesociety.Societyhasneverbeenasarticulatedasitistodayaroundtechnologies,domestically,culturally,politically,andsocially,withoutforgettingtheimpactithashadoneducation.Thesetechnologicalchangeshaveimpactedallwalksoflife[14].Regardingtheprocessingofinformation.[15]ithasgeneratedchangesintwoways;ontheonehand,inthediversificationofinformationsupports,newinformationsupportsarebeingdevelopedmoreandmorequickly,andothersremainindisuse,whichnotonlygeneratesaproblemintermsofthemigrationofsupportssoasnottoloseinformation,butalsotheadequacyoftheguidelinesandstandardstoprocesstheinformationinthenewsupports.Ontheotherhand,technologicaldevelopmentdirectlyaffectsthetoolsandinstrumentsavailabletoteacherstoprocesstheinformationcontainedinthedifferentsupports.Thebibliographicrecordsanddatafoundinthetextshaveundergoneadeepandconstantevolutionalongwithtechnologicaldevelopment[15].Web2.0impliescollaboration,networking,linksrelatedtosharedinterests,andsocialnetworks.Thewealthandeducationalpossibilitiesthatopenupareenormous,soitisinterestingtoanalyzethemaineducationalapplicationsofWeb2.0technologiesthatcouldsupporteducation,specificallyfordevelopingreadinghabits[16].Therearecountlessrepresentativeapplicationsofthesetools.Themostusedcurrentlyinthisenvironmentareblogs,wikis,andsocialnetworks,although,inthisstudy,weworkwithtwo:blogsandwikis.Thereasonforchoosingitisthepotentialtheypresentastoolsoftheconstructivistmodelforstudentlearning[17].Althoughindeed,thehabitualuseofsuchdevicesdoesnotmaketheirtheoreticalanalysisessential,itisjustasaccuratethatwhenyouwanttofacetheiruseincertaincontexts,inthisspecificcaseineducation,itisnecessarytoknowwhatyouaretalkingabout,whatcharacteristicsitrespondstoinsocialtermstoaddressitshistoricalevolution,thetechnologicalframeworkwheretheyarebornanddevelop,andtheirtechnical,educationalordidacticcharacteristics,toassesstheirimplicationsintheteaching-learningprocess.TheWebprovidesamediumforcollaboration,socialdialogue,interaction,andcommunication,wherestudentscanlearnformallyandinformallythroughinteractionswithotherstudents.Accessibility,flexibility,andself-directedlearningcanleadtonewwaysoflearning.Yet,thesepossibilitiesraiseessentialquestionsandchallengesforteachers[18].Therefore,theactivitiesrequireareflectiononthepartoftheteachingstaffonthefunctionalnatureandthesignificanceofthelearningtheyintendtodevelop.11ISSN-E:2542-3401,ISSN-P:1316-4821Universidad,CienciayTecnología,Vol.27,Núm.118,(pp.7-16)Matute C. et al. The Reading habit as a strength in learning foreign languages 12Supposeweunderstandlearningactivitiesasactiveandorderlywaysofcarryingoutlearningexperiencesthatincludeeverythingfromthepriorknowledgethateverystudentpossessestotheassessmentofacquiredskills.Inthatcase,theybecomeateachingstrategy,butalsoalearning,forwhichtheymustbewellplannedand,whynot,subjecttotheviabilityofthetechnologicaltoolsavailable.Therelationshipbetweentechnologyandpedagogyiscomplexandsymbiotic.Facedwiththeperspective"theyareonlytools"incertaineducationalcircles,theperspectiveof"theyarenothinglessthantools"ispreferred,withwhichhumanbeingstransformtheworldand,indoingso,transformthemselves.Technologyandpedagogyinfluenceeachother.Technologyshapeseducationalpracticebyofferingpossibilitiesandlimitationsteachersmustknowhowto“see.”Educationalpracticeshapestheuseandimplementationoftechnology,evolvesit,andmakesitaninseparablepartofthepractice[19].Itisimpossibletoabstractfromtheunderlyingtechnologieswhentalkingabouttheapplicationsthatusethem.Theterm"emergingtechnologies"hasbeencoinedtodefinethosetechnologiesthatarenotyetwidespreadandused,whoseimpactisincipientbutwhichgenerategreatexpectations.Technologiesandusesthatwillbeimportantinthefuturehavebeenreferenced,constitutingalmostagenrewithinwhatcouldbecalled“futuristic”reportsoneducationandICTs.Theideasthatmakeupthisdefinitioncanbeunderstoodasapplicabletotools(hardwareandsoftware)andtheiruseinTeaching-Learningprocesses[19].ManyopinionsconsiderinterestingtheuseoftheInternetintheteachingfield,anditisevenpossibletohighlightgoodproposalsforthepreparationofTeaching-Learningactivitiesintheclassroom.Web2.0offersnewfunctionalitiesthatmakeitpossibletospeakoftheinternetasagreatsourceofresourcesandaplatformforworkingwiththoseresources.Thechallengefacedwithsomanypossibilitiesistoknowhowtochoosethemostappropriateoneforthedesiredpurposeandtheagegrouptheteacheristargeting.Still,sincetheInternetenvironmentissimilartothenaturalenvironment,itshouldbefinetofindasuitableactivity[20].Likeanyotherdidacticresource,ICTsenablethedevelopmentandimplementationofdifferentlearningtasksofadiversenature,beingabletocarryoutactivitiessuchas[21]:1)search,select,andanalyzeinformationontheinternetwithadeterminedpurpose;2)acquireskillsandabilitiestomanagedifferenttechnologicaltoolsandresources(managesoftware,manageanoperatingsystem,amongothers);3)completeandcarryoutdifferentlearningtasks(writewrittentexts,preparemultimediapresentations,solveexercisesandonlinegames,developworkprojects,publiclypresentwork,communicateandworkcollaboratively-blogs,wikis,socialnetworks,forums,expressthemselvesanddisseminateideasandwork,etc.).Usingthesetools,theteachercanassessthefinalresultoftheworkandthecooperativeskillsandabilitiesofthegroupmembers.Spendingtenminutesperworkgroupisenoughtocheckhowtheyhavecarriedouttheplanning,coordination,andmaterials,amongothers.Wehaveeverythingonline,soitiseasytofollowupandparticipateingroupwork[22].Thevisionisthatpersonalization,collaboration,andinformallearningwillbeatthecoreoflearninginthefuture.Thesetermsarenotnewtoeducationortraining,buttheywillbecometheguidingprincipleforeducationalorganizations.Theopinionoftheexpertsunderlinesandconfirmsthatinthenextfifteenyears,thelearningstrategieswillbe:personalized,tailored,anddirected;collaborativeandnetworked;andinformalandflexible.ICTswillplayanessentialroleinfacilitatinglifelonglearningopportunitiesasarangeofsophisticatedandadaptivelearningtools,andprogramswillbecomeavailable,makingiteasierforpeopletoimprovetheirskillsandboosttheircareers[23].Web2.0marksadividinglineregardingasignificantchangeinpractices.Severalfactorscontributetothischange,suchasadvancesintechnologicalinfrastructure;increasedInternetandbroadbandadoption;andfriendlierinterfacesforbrowsing,filing,communicating,andcollaboratingontheWeb.Allofthemhavecontributedtobroadeninguseraccessandparticipation.InOECDcountries,webservicesareprogressivelycheaper,faster,andincreasinglybasedonwirelesstechnologies.Similaradvanceshavematchedaccessandspeedinsoftwaredevelopmentanddatamanagement.Commonbrowsershavebecomemoreversatile,allowingawiderangeofuserinteractionsandinteroperabilitywithnumerousdesktopapplications[24].ISSN-E:2542-3401,ISSN-P:1316-4821Universidad,CienciayTecnología,Vol.27,Núm.118,(pp.7-16)Matute C. et al. The Reading habit as a strength in learning foreign languages 13III.METHODOLOGYThisresearchisconsideredinaqualitativeandquantitativeapproachfromwhichinformationisobtainedthroughresourcessuchasinterviews,surveys,andobservationsthatsupportthestrengthsordeficienciesthatstudentshaveintermsofreadingskillsandtheuseoftechnologicaltoolsforthispurposeandthushaveaholisticvisionoftheproblemtobeinvestigated.Inthisregard,itisconsideredthat"thequalitativeapproachusesthecollectionandanalysisofdatatorefinetheresearchquestionsorrevealnewquestionsintheinterpretationprocess"[25].Theresearchisdocumentaryandfield,andthetheoreticalinformationwasobtainedfromspecializedbibliography:books,brochures,magazines,andindexedarticles.Thefieldresearchissupportedbysurveys,aswellasinterviews,whichwerecarriedoutintheeducationalinstitution,forwhichtherewasthesupportoftheteacherwhoguidedthestudentsandparentsfortheexcellentcollectionofinformation.Thedocumentaryresearchallowedthebibliographiccompilationandthepostulationsofseveralessentialauthorstoarguethestudy;referencesweretakenfrombooks,journals,magazines,etc.,whichallowedustoconceptualizethephenomenaandfactsandthusestablishthecriteriaofanalysisandthesolutions.Itisalsoaconstructivistinvestigationsinceitwillenablethoseinvolvedtobethecreatorsoftheirknowledge,motivatingtheirself-preparationbasedontheircognitiveneeds.Themethodsthatwereusedinthedevelopmentoftheinvestigationarethetheoreticalmethods:theinduction-deductionwayisananalytical-syntheticprocessthroughwhichthestudyofaparticularfactwillstarttoarriveatthediscoveryofaprinciple,thismethodfollowsthefollowingsteps:observation,experimentation,comparison,abstractionandgeneralization[26].Ontheotherhand,thequantitativeapproachisbasedonestablishedknowledge,thatmeans,fromatheoryfromwhichitextractsspecificexplanationsaboutfactsorsituationsthatareintendedtobeverified[27].Fromthisperspective,thismethodisanalyticalandpositivist,alwaysbasedonthenumbersoramountsofdatacollected,whichallowsforgeneratingafieldinvestigation[28].Inthissense,itisconsideredacentralpartofthedatacollectionofthereadinghabit.Furthermore,thestatisticalpercentagehelpstoestablishprecisedatabeforetheinformationiscollected,estimatingtoanalyzethelevelofthereadinghabitsthatthestudentspresent,allowingtohaveaclearandreadablepictureofwhathappensthroughtheprocess.IV.RESULTSANDDISCUSSIONBasedontheproposedhypothesis,itisestablishedthatICTswillnotsolveanylearningsituation,but,obviously,byadoptingnewpedagogicalapproaches,suchastheuseofWeb2.0digitaltools,theyallowinteractionbyplayingnewrolesforboththeteacherandthestudentsindifferentinputssuchasautonomous,collaborative,critical,creativework,personalexpression,sharingresources,creatingknowledgeandabovealllearningbasedontheirownexperiencesandinterests.Furthermore,applyingresourcessuchasWeb2.0provideshighlyaccessibleenvironmentswhereteachersandstudentscanreflectoneducationalsettingsbycreating,designing,andsharingresourcesthroughindividualorcollectivecontributionsthatenrichteacherlearningandpractice.Basedontheresearchobjective,relevantresultsareobtainedontheimportanceofdevelopingandimplementingdidacticstrategiesfordevelopingandimprovingreadingskillsatschool.Furthermore,eventhoughtheresearchwasdirectedtothesecondyearofhighschool,thesesamestrategiescanbeappliedatdifferenteducationallevelssinceitusesstudentdomaintoolssuchassocialnetworks,E-learningplatforms,blogs,Wikis,andPostcards,amongothers.Thetechnologicalmeanscurrentlyusedintheeducationalfieldoffervariouspurposes,academically,culturally,andsocially,aspartoftheindividual'sinteraction.Forexample,resourcessuchascellphones,tablets,andcomputersallowteachersandstudentstodevelopactivitiesduringandafterclass.Thatis,theyarecreatedduringthepersonalizedtutoringofthedecentandthetutoringofprofessionalsontheweb.Thisconditionallowsthestudenttoinvestigate,compare,contrast,andlearnfromdifferentsources,reaffirmingknowledge.ISSN-E:2542-3401,ISSN-P:1316-4821Universidad,CienciayTecnología,Vol.27,Núm.118,(pp.7-16)Matute C. et al. The Reading habit as a strength in learning foreign languages 14TheaccessibilityoftheresourcesandinformationontheWebencouragestheinvestigativeinterestofthestudent,whonaturallydevelopsreadinghabitsinthesearchforcontent,analysis,simplificationofinformation,andproductionofnewknowledge.Underthesepremises,thestudentdevelopsskillssuchasanalysisandcontentsupportthatallowthemtoabstractspecificdetailsaccordingtothepurposeofthestudy.Itisworthmentioningthatyearsago,thisactivitywascarriedoutstrictlywithphysicaltextsthroughthelibraryandthatinrecentyearsithasbeenreplacedbycomputerizedmanagementthroughtheWeb.BasedoninterviewsconductedwithteachersintheareaofLanguageandLiteratureandasexpertsonthesubjectandthedevelopmentofreadinghabits,itissynthesizedthathighschoolstudentsdonotcarryoutreadingactivitiesvoluntarilybutratherasanobligationoracademicrequirementtopassaparticularsubject.Thisactivityincursmemorizationprocesses,whichmeansthestudentdoesnotreflect,assumeorcontrastinformationforhislearning.Onthecontrary,hedevelopsunidirectionalthinkingbehaviorsthat,bynotbeingreflective,hewillforgetthemanipulateddataintheshortterm.Thisisoneoftheprimarydeficienciestheeducationalsystemhaswithyoungpeoplewhoneedmoreknowledgeandcannotsubstantiate,argueordefendcriteriaonaparticulartopic.However,therearedifficultiesregardingapplyingtechnologicaltoolstodevelopskillssuchasreading.Thisisbecausedigitaldividescontinuetobeasadrealityinsociety.Theloweconomicincomeinthehomes,thesecondaryeducation,thelackofadequateinfrastructureintheeducationalestablishments,thedeficientcomputermanagementinteachers,andevenspecificgeographicalbarriersindifferentsectorslimitormakecommunicationthroughtheWebimpossible.Moreover,thecurrentemergingeducationalmodelcausedbytheCovid-19pandemicexposedthesevereproblemsofeducationinadigitalenvironmentbecauseeducationalsystemshaveyettoevolvehandinhandwithcomputerizedenvironments.Basedonthesurveysappliedtothestudents,thefollowingcanbeinterpreted.Theactivitiesorcontentsdevelopedwithintheclassarenotonthestudent'scognitive,communicative,orsocialinterests.Muchoftheinformationinschooltextbooksisconsidereddifficulttounderstandand,insomecases,absurdcontentsincetheyneedhelpfindingawaytoapplyitintheirenvironment.Studentsshowgreatinterestinbeingpartofadidacticstrategythatchangesthetraditionalparadigmsofeducationtowardsdigitaleducation,promotingthehabitofreadingbasedontexts,documents,andinformationthatarousestheirinterest.Giventhis,usingE-learningplatformsaspartofWeb2.0meansthatthestudentcanusewebsitesasiftheywereanapplicationorprogramsinwhichtheywillhaveaccesstoauserandanaccounttodevelopindividualandcooperativeactivitiesassociatedwithdifferentsubjects.Inotherwords,eachstudentcananalyzetextsorcontentsindividuallyandthenbeexposedtogroupcriteria,ideas,orperceptions.Thisnotonlygeneratesthedevelopmentofthereadinghabitbutalsopromotescommunicativepracticeasasocialneedtointeractwiththeenvironment.CONCLUSIONSStudentsareconstantlyexposedtoreadingthroughschoolbooksandinformationthatteachersconstantlyshare.However,thereneedstobeanagreedanalysisonthequalityofsharedinformationorthepurposeforwhichsaidcontentisstudied.Thisisbecausestudents'timetoreadislimited,soitmustbestrengthenedasacommunicativeactivityfromhome.Ithasyettobestrengthenedasareadinghabitatschoolorhome.Inthiscontext,thereadinghabitispartiallydistancedfromtheeducationalpurposesthatthenationalcurriculumcontemplatesforthemasteryoflearning.Forthis,itisessentialtotakeadvantageoftheopportunityforstudentstointeractwithdigitalmediaandresourcesconstantly.Still,itdoesnotmeanthattheyarepedagogicallypreparedtodirecttheuseofthesemediatowardlearning.Itisinthisspacewhereinnovativeteachingactionshouldbefocused.ISSN-E:2542-3401,ISSN-P:1316-4821Universidad,CienciayTecnología,Vol.27,Núm.118,(pp.7-16)Matute C. et al. 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The Reading habit as a strength in learning foreign languages 16LOS AUTORESGeorgeRobertMatuteCastro,TeacheratUniversidadEstataldelSurdeManabí.TeacherattheQuincedeOctubreEducationalUnit,withascholarshipfromtheMinistryofEducation,"Go,Teacher."Researcher,teacher,andauthorofscientificarticlespublishedinindexedjournals.JenniferValeriaMacíasSolórzano,TeacherattheUniversidadEstataldelSurdeManabí.TeacherattheManuelInocencioParralesIGualeEducationalUnit,TeacherwithascholarshipfromtheMinistryofEducation"Go,Teacher".Researcherteacherandauthorofscientificarticlespublishedinindexedjournals.RudyJonathanPárragaSolórzano,BachelorofScienceinEducation,mentionsEnglish,ItalianandSpanishwithaMasterinTeachingEnglishasaForeignLanguage.D.CandidateinEducationattheUniversidadNacionaldelRosarioArgentina.TeacheratthePeninsuladeSantaElenaStateUniversityinthecareerofPedagogyofNationalandForeignLanguages.ISSN-E:2542-3401,ISSN-P:1316-4821Universidad,CienciayTecnología,Vol.27,Núm.118,(pp.7-16)JoséOswaldoTiguaAnzules,EngineerinEcotourism,MasterinEnglishLanguageTeaching.TeacherattheUniversidadEstataldelSurdeManabí.TeacherattheQuincedeOctubreEducationalUnit,withascholarshipfromtheMinistryofEducation"GoTeacher."Researcher,teacher,andauthorofscientificarticles.Matute C. et al. 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