Hadfield, Kristin, Al-Hamad, Mays, Dajani, Rana et al. (5 more authors) (2024) Effectiveness of a community-led shared book reading intervention in Syrian refugee children:a randomised controlled trial. Scientific reports. 17822. ISSN 2045-2322
Abstract
Community-led, shared book reading programs may help improve refugee children’s reading abilities and attitudes towards reading. We Love Reading (WLR)—a light-touch, community-led, shared book reading program—was evaluated in a pre-registered, wait-listed, randomised controlled trial (AEARCTR-0006523). 322 Syrian refugee mother–child dyads (children: 4–8-year-olds, 50.0% female) in Jordan were tested at two timepoints, 15 weeks apart. WLR did not significantly affect child literacy or child-reported child attitudes toward reading (ps > 0.05). Mothers did report improved child attitudes toward reading from WLR (p = 0.046, η2 = 0.013). The intervention did not lead to improvements in family relationships (ps > 0.05). WLR may have promise in improving attitudes toward reading in forcibly displaced children but did not affect literacy or child-reported attitudes toward reading; these results provide insight into what changes are needed for effective shared book reading interventions in this population.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2024. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Education (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 20 Sep 2024 15:40 |
Last Modified: | 11 Mar 2025 00:11 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-68903-9 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/s41598-024-68903-9 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:217476 |