Uma conexão entre leitura, escritura e consciência textual

Abstract

This dissertation consists of a scientific study that investigates the relationship among reading comprehension, textual awareness and argumentative writing, basing especially in Psycholinguistic assumptions. Its aim is to contribute to the improvement of educational practices related to reading and to production of texts, taking into account the important role that consciousness plays in this process. The research objectives lie, first, in verifying the correlation among the variables in focus; then, in proposing pedagogical strategies that can enhance the reading comprehension and the writing of argumentative texts through textual awareness. In order to accomplish these goals, the performance of seventy-four students from the first, second and third years of high school is evaluated by means of specific tests. After that, the correlation between two variables is analyzed separately for each school year by calculating the Pearson linear correlation coefficient (r). The survey results confirm the correlation between the analyzed variables, which are established under different rates. From the data analysis, which provides important clues about the subjects' behavior, the need of stimulating early argumentative reasoning in schools is postulated, based on activities of reflection and on self-monitoring.