Child literacy in low- and middle-income countries

Journal article

Despite rising school enrolments, in many places learning achievement has remained very low. Crawford et al. analyse data on half a million pupils from 48 low- and middle-income countries and find that children fall further behind literacy benchmarks with each grade. They suggest that a greater focus on phonics instruction and decoding skills may improve outcomes.

Authors: Kaffenberger, M

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Springer Nature
• Journal: Nature Human Behaviour
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 18-19
• Publication date: 2024-11-25
• DOI: 10.1038/s41562-024-02056-7
• EISSN: 2397-3374
• ISSN: 2397-3374
• Language: English