The implementation of this research will permit the creation and design of a handbook with easy-to-read stories that would increase students receptive abilities in a foreign language in the learning process, especially for students with learning disabilities (dyslexia). | Journal of Technology and Science Education JOTSE, 2018 – 8(2): 105-114 – Online ISSN: 2013-6374 – Print ISSN: 2014-5349 DEVELOPMENT OF READING COMPREHENSION WITH GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS FOR STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA Jacqueline Lopez , Johnny Campoverde University of Guayaquil (Ecuador) jackielopezc@ , bjohnsy@ Received February 2018 Accepted March 2018 Abstract This academic work has the aim of analyzing the impact of graphic organizers in the development of reading comprehension accordance with the level of English of each student. The theoretical foundation is constructed by the contents previously defined in the problem; with specific bibliography for the scientific content. Statistical analyses of information were taken into consideration. The implementation of this research will permit the creation and design of a handbook with easy-to-read stories that would increase students receptive abilities in a foreign language in the learning process, especially for students with learning disabilities (dyslexia). These analyses determined the importance of the application of a handbook that would include a short and a long text, vocabulary in context, strategies to improve reading skills, and unit assessments to evaluate the knowledge of students in each unit. This will let the students to develop multiple skills with the guidance of the teacher. This innovative material has as a main target to help the learner to decode phonemes and to identify structures of the story through charts and pictures. Keywords – Dyslexia, Reading Comprehension, Graphic Organizers. ---------- 1. Introduction When students are learning a foreign language like English, one of the skills to develop is Reading Comprehension. If students do not understand well the content of the reading it would be difficult for them to grow in the learning process of the new language. The development of reading comprehension becomes harder when the students .
