Abstract

NORATO PENA, Adriana  and  CANON, Jeny Mirella. Developing Cognitive Processes in Teenagers through the Reading of Short Stories*. profile [online]. 2008, n.9, pp.9-22. ISSN 1657-0790.

This research-innovation project aims at developing cognitive processes explicitly through the reading of short stories. It is based on reading strategies and Bloom's cognitive domain (1981) which was applied in the English classes we had with sixth graders at IPARM (Instituto Pedagógico Arturo Ramírez Montufar) School at Universidad Nacional de Colombia, in Bogotá. The six categories (knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation) of Bloom's cognitive domain were worked with reading activities. In order to develop our students' cognitive processes and their English language learning skills, it was first necessary to involve them in reading for pleasure. The findings are the result of triangulated data collected through teachers' journals, direct observation, and students' artifacts and show the evidence of the significant improvement students have made in their English language learning skills and cognitive processes.

Keywords : Cognitive processes; reading strategies; Bloom's taxonomy; English language learning skills.

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