AI Article Synopsis
- In Brazil, school closures due to COVID-19 lasted about two years, leading to significant impacts on students' reading skills.
- The study compared the reading comprehension and fluency of 2nd- to 4th-graders in 2022 with those from 2019, finding gaps but not total losses in their skills.
- It highlights the need for targeted educational interventions to address these reading skill gaps moving forward.
Article Abstract
In Brazil, schools remained closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 for approximately two years. In this study, we investigated how COVID-19 school closures were associated with gaps and losses in Brazilian students' reading skills. We contrasted the reading comprehension and fluency of 2nd- to 4th-graders in 2022 with a 2019 cohort. Furthermore, we investigated how 2022 5th graders' reading comprehension and fluency skills have improved since 2019. Overall, results showed that COVID-19 school closures were associated with gaps but not losses in reading comprehension and fluency. Therefore, these skills should be targets of educational interventions.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9946888 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2023.102753 | DOI Listing |
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