Joakoapp: Pedagogical Resource for the Educational Needs of the First Grade

Abstract

The research was based on the design and development of a pedagogical proposal supported by a mobile App to strengthen skills for learning literacy in 25 students in first year of the primary Educational Institution Joaquín Vallejo Arbeláez located in the city of Medellín. Based on a mixed research methodology, of a correlational type, it was initially sought to diagnose the needs and characteristics of the population, and strengthen the aforementioned skills to generate better academic results in the area of language in the future, considering that in the context in which the proposal was developed, there is a need to carry out academic improvement processes that contribute to renewing the perception of educational quality. The research showed positive results regarding the strengthening of skills such as phonological awareness, visual discrimination and fine motor skills, increasing successful performance in students in these areas. It was concluded that the use of a pedagogical strategy under the M-Learning modality has a positive influence on the strengthening of skills prior to the acquisition of literacy in the first grade and others skills and responds to the educational needs of students.