Towards Improving Reading Comprehension Skills in Third Graders with a Serious Game

Abstract

The results of different evaluations about reading comprehension in Mexico are not positive. Different methods or techniques have been implemented to counteract such numbers, and the support of information technologies (IT) in reading comprehension, is one of them. During the last years, video games demand increased in Mexico, which indicates that they are already part of the culture, and consequently, those must be harness to obtain better results. The purpose of this research is to improve reading comprehension skills of third graders through a serious game.