Didactics of literary competence in Primary Education of the Basque and Navarrese Communities

The following study analyses the way literary competence is developed in the Primary Education stage in schools in both the Basque Country and Navarre. In addition, the differences between centres are analysed according to the type of school, territory and education cycle. Finally, it identifies the extent to which certain personal aspects of teachers influence their teaching practice. 553 teachers from 55 schools participated in the study. From this quantitative and descriptive analysis, the general conclusion is that most schools do not follow the educational criteria and didactic proposals defined by scientific literature, as well as that there are no significant differences between territories or between the different educational centres according to their type. On the other hand, as the stage progresses, it is confirmed that literary education is losing its place in teaching practice, with worrying results in the third cycle. It also confirms the positive correlation between the dimensions of the literary competence analysed, contributing to the possibility of guiding processes.