An Evaluation of Socio-Cultural Barriers to Reading and Writing among Rivers State Children: Identifying an Ideal Communicative Approach

摘要

Cultural and language barriers create several communication challenges that impact reading and writing skills, particularly among children. This article evaluates the impact of socio-cultural barriers on the reading and writing skills of the children of Rivers State, with the aim of locating an ideal communicative approach, the adoption of which would help to overcome these barriers. With the purpose of conducting an inclusive analysis, the study examines a number of secondary resources. The first part of the study focuses on previous scholarly reviews so as to analyze the main causes and challenges of socio-cultural communication barriers among children. The second section of the study discusses the communication barriers prevailing in Rivers State and how parental care and a proper education system can eradicate these issues. Based on the findings deduced from the secondary resources, recommendations are proposed that provide a foundation for future researchers. Moreover, solutions are proffered with the objective of minimizing the impact of socio-cultural communication barriers on the reading and writing skills of children in Rivers State.