Diseño de una propuesta didáctica con regletas de Cuisenaire para estudiantes con discalculia de básica media
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https://doi.org/10.70577/b9by5c70Palabras clave:
regletas de Cuisenaire; discalculia; educación básica; diseño didáctico; aprendizaje matemático.Resumen
El aprendizaje matemático de estudiantes con discalculia requiere apoyos que conecten las cantidades, sus representaciones y los símbolos mediante una enseñanza explícita y ajustable. El objetivo de este artículo es diseñar una propuesta didáctica con regletas de Cuisenaire para básica media, a partir de las necesidades documentadas en una tesis desarrollada en la Unidad Educativa Lauro Damerval Ayora, Loja. Se realizó un estudio documental de alcance propositivo que integró el análisis de la tesis, la delimitación respecto de un artículo derivado previo y una revisión narrativa orientada al diseño de 30 artículos científicos publicados entre 2022 y 2025, dentro de la ventana de los últimos cinco años. La síntesis distinguió evidencia específica sobre regletas, intervenciones en dificultades matemáticas y aportes complementarios sobre cognición, participación y acompañamiento familiar. El resultado es una secuencia de 16 sesiones de 35 minutos, organizada en ocho núcleos de aprendizaje, con actividades de comparación, composición numérica, valor posicional, operaciones, fracciones y resolución de problemas. La propuesta incorpora formación docente, práctica familiar breve, criterios de progresión, evaluación de transferencia y un protocolo de validación futura. Su contribución consiste en convertir necesidades educativas previamente descritas en decisiones didácticas observables y revisables. Se concluye que la articulación entre manipulación, explicación y simbolización ofrece una base fundamentada para un pilotaje contextualizado. No se presentan resultados de aplicación ni se atribuye eficacia comprobada a la secuencia diseñada.
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