2025-11-182025-11-18https://repositorio.uandes.cl/handle/uandes/58206<p>The study aimed at examining the connection between reading comprehension and the most observed language and reading skills in literature: prosody, vocabulary, grammar, listening comprehension, reading accuracy, and reading speed. Specifically, objectives were 1) to determine how selected linguistic and reading skills influence textual comprehension; 2) to establish whether this influence varies when comparing second and third grade students; and 3) to observe whether the impact of the selected skills varies depending on the type of text (narrative or expository). The final sample consisted of 297 children (136 second graders and 161 third graders) belonging to two private schools from Santiago, Chile. Results showed that the relationship between reading comprehension and the measured skills varies according to grade (smaller effect in 2nd grade) and type of text (smaller effect for narrative texts). In general, vocabulary and listening comprehension were the two skills that most influenced reading comprehension. No relevant effects of reading accuracy or speed on reading comprehension were observed. Results suggest than once Spanish-speaking readers reach a certain threshold of proficiency in reading skills, the dimensions that influence reading comprehension the most are the linguistic skills.</p>info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesscomprensión lectoraexpository texthabilidades lectorashabilidades lingüísticaslanguage skillsnarrative textreading comprehensionreading skillstexto expositivotexto narrativoArticle