Pedagogical mediation as a transforming axis of critical reading: challenges for didactic practices in secondary education

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https://doi.org/10.66707/mt66bq14

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cognitive development, literacy, reading comprehension, significant learning

Abstract

This essay aims to analyze the impact of pedagogical mediation on the strengthening of critical reading in secondary education, framing it as an essential faculty for intellectual empowerment in contemporary society. Through a thematic review integrating, mainly, the perspectives of Solé, Cassany, and Freire, it is argued that comprehension transcends decoding to become a dialogical and situated praxis. The critical analysis reveals that the construction of complex meanings depends on intentional teaching interventions that dismantle the inertia of traditional methodologies, which often limit student agency by prioritizing literality over ideological reflection. The study concludes that pedagogical mediation acts as the fundamental scaffolding to transform the classroom into a space for questioning and debate. The main contribution of this reflection lies in proposing a resignification of language didactics, where teaching is not exhausted in content but is established as a space for dialogue and the collective construction of knowledge in the face of social environmental challenges.

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2026-07-31

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Artículos de Investigación

How to Cite

Pedagogical mediation as a transforming axis of critical reading: challenges for didactic practices in secondary education. (2026). Praxis Y Transformación Educativa, 1(2), 21-30. https://doi.org/10.66707/mt66bq14