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2000-01-01

Reading Comprehension: A Viable Challenge for Public School Students

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  • Rocío Correales Colegio Diana Turbay
  • Olga Mendivelso Colegio Diana Turbay
  • Flor Santacruz Colegio Diana Turbay

The purpose of the study was to determine if students improved their reading comprehension in English by applying specific reading strategies. Results showed that students from state schools can achieve good comprehension of English texts through adequate training despite the fact that they start their English learning so late. Further research on this topic should study the relationship between reading comprehension in Spanish and in English. It would also be necessary to study how students can acquire language structures through reading activities.

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Harmer, J. (1983). The practice of English language Teaching. London: Longman.

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Nuttall, C. (1982). Teaching Reading Skills in a Foreign Language. London: Heinemann.

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Correales, R., Mendivelso, O. & Santacruz, F. (2000). Reading Comprehension: A Viable Challenge for Public School Students. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, 1(1), 38–41. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/11419

ACM

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Correales, R., Mendivelso, O. and Santacruz, F. 2000. Reading Comprehension: A Viable Challenge for Public School Students. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development. 1, 1 (Jan. 2000), 38–41.

ACS

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Correales, R.; Mendivelso, O.; Santacruz, F. Reading Comprehension: A Viable Challenge for Public School Students. Profile: Issues Teach. Prof. Dev. 2000, 1, 38-41.

ABNT

CORREALES, R.; MENDIVELSO, O.; SANTACRUZ, F. Reading Comprehension: A Viable Challenge for Public School Students. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, [S. l.], v. 1, n. 1, p. 38–41, 2000. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/11419. Acesso em: 25 dec. 2025.

Chicago

Correales, Rocío, Olga Mendivelso, and Flor Santacruz. 2000. “Reading Comprehension: A Viable Challenge for Public School Students”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development 1 (1):38-41. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/11419.

Harvard

Correales, R., Mendivelso, O. and Santacruz, F. (2000) “Reading Comprehension: A Viable Challenge for Public School Students”, Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, 1(1), pp. 38–41. Available at: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/11419 (Accessed: 25 December 2025).

IEEE

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R. Correales, O. Mendivelso, and F. Santacruz, “Reading Comprehension: A Viable Challenge for Public School Students”, Profile: Issues Teach. Prof. Dev., vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 38–41, Jan. 2000.

MLA

Correales, R., O. Mendivelso, and F. Santacruz. “Reading Comprehension: A Viable Challenge for Public School Students”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, vol. 1, no. 1, Jan. 2000, pp. 38-41, https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/11419.

Turabian

Correales, Rocío, Olga Mendivelso, and Flor Santacruz. “Reading Comprehension: A Viable Challenge for Public School Students”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development 1, no. 1 (January 1, 2000): 38–41. Accessed December 25, 2025. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/11419.

Vancouver

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Correales R, Mendivelso O, Santacruz F. Reading Comprehension: A Viable Challenge for Public School Students. Profile: Issues Teach. Prof. Dev. [Internet]. 2000 Jan. 1 [cited 2025 Dec. 25];1(1):38-41. Available from: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/11419

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