Mudanças na produção de histórias escritas de escolares em fase de alfabetização a partir de apoio metatextual

Abstract

Objective: to assess the evolution of the written production of students, over the application of a metatextual program. Method: the program was implemented in the participants’ schools, using a quasi-experimental design, with two intervention conditions: in the first condition, we used explicit instructions and the teacher was the mediator. And in the second one, the student used a self-regulatory strategy, without the mediator. The basis for the intervention was reading the pictures in sequence to form a story, which was told orally at first, and then in written way. Data analysis was based on the classification of written stories and statistical tests: ANOVA and Bonferroni’s Pairwise Comparisons. Results: the results indicated significant differences in productions with and without tutorial support. Conclusion: the program is an effective teaching tool to improve and/or enhance the production of narrative texts in the classroom.