Ajayi Hannah Olubunmi
Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
Title: Psychological implications of reading difficulty among children in South Western States, Nigeria
Biography
Biography: Ajayi Hannah Olubunmi
Abstract
Reading is germane to life and academic success. There is virtually no school subject that does not require the acquisition of reading skill. In spite of its importance, it has been identified that many children have difficulty in reading thereby leading many of them to be at risk of educational completion. Various efforts are been employed to salvage the situation but no study has really been carried out to probe into the psychological implications reading difficulty may have on children with a view to determining better intervention for the situation. Hence this study is embarked upon. Six hundred pupils were purposively selected from the South western public primary school of Nigeria based on reading difficulty. Two instruments namely; Reading Difficulty Screening Tool (RDST) used to identify pupils who have reading difficulty and Reading Difficulty Psychological Scale (RDPS) which assessed the psychological influence of the reading difficulty on the pupils. Findings showed that reading difficulty has psychological implications on children. Recommendations were proffered.
