Emotional intelligence and reading comprehension at the student level: a thematic update

Abstract

The article aims to analyze the correlation between emotional intelligence, understood as the ability to effectively manage personal emotions and reading comprehension, an essential competence for the critical development of students, to consolidate investigative autonomy and assertive communication. To achieve this goal, the article focuses on three core aspects: 1. It presents the characteristics of emotional intelligence, such as self-regulation, personal knowledge, dealing with otherness, empathy, solidarity, as basic social skills for the development in school and university spaces. 2. Points out the relevance of reading comprehension as a competency required for the development of student activities, which allows discerning the meanings of a written text, but which, beyond that, leads to the deepening of critical thinking, the evaluation of oneself, the other and the environment, in which case, it is fundamental for the cognitive progress of individuals and for improvements in pedagogical practices at various educational levels. 3. Highlights the pedagogical strategies necessary to improve reading comprehension, emphasizing personal and professional care, as requirements to cultivate emotional intelligence. The method used is documentary exploration. It is concluded that, to improve reading comprehension and strengthen emotional intelligence, there is an urgent need to renew education and pedagogical processes at all levels, where the importance of the act of reading is cultivated as a priority element of all academic activity.