Predictors of Literacy and Attitudes Toward Reading Among Syrian Refugee Children in Jordan.

ABSTRACT: Refugee children often face disruptions to their education before and during displacement. However, little is known about either levels or predictors of refugee children's literacy or about their attitudes toward reading in low- or middle-income countries. To address this, we conducted in-home literacy assessments using the Holistic Assessment of Learning and Development Outcomes with 322 Syrian refugee mother-child dyads who lived in Jordan (child age range 4-8 years, M = 6.32 years, 50% female). Overall, the children had quite low levels of literacy, although they indicated a strong enthusiasm for reading. Child age, maternal education, and maternal ability to read all predicted child literacy, although maternal literacy predicted it only among children enrolled in school. Among t

SUBMITTER: Hadfield K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9461418 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature