Informe de pasantía del proyecto “Sabiduría y palabras” centrado en la alfabetización de adultos mayores

Abstract

This internship project was developed within the framework of a literacy process primarily aimed at older adults at the Bosa Public Library in the city of Bogotá. The pedagogical proposal is based on the idea that literacy does not begin from scratch, but rather recognizes and strengthens the prior knowledge that participants have built throughout their lives, such as cultural memory, oral language, and the interpretation of their everyday environment.

The process was structured into three modules. The first focused on recognizing prior skills through participatory activities that revealed existing forms of reading in daily life. The second module addressed the foundations of reading and writing, working on the recognition of letters, syllables, and some basic orthographic rules. Finally, the third module promoted personal creation and expression through narrative exercises and meaningful writing.

The proposal was grounded in approaches from popular education and andragogy, prioritizing active participation, methodological flexibility, and respect for individual learning paces. As a result, the participants’ confidence in their abilities was strengthened, and their relationship with reading and writing was redefined.