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Bishop, Dick

Title: A community library survey in Western Samoa

Author: Bishop, Dick, Wagner, G. A.
Subject:  Community-school libraries|Samoa
 Libraries|Samoa
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies no.25, vol.13, no.2, 1991
Collation: p. 46-63 ;

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Title: A school/community library "book flood" experiment in Western Samoa

Author: Bishop, Dick, Wagner, G. A.
Subject:  Children|Books and reading|Samoa
 Reading (Elementary)|Samoa
 Reading|Research|Samoa
Volume: Directions: Journal of Educational Studies no.28, vol.15, no.1, 1993
Collation: p. 60-74 ;

Abstract: Wagner and Bishop report on a study of the positive effects on students’ reading skills of the introduction and maintenance of a school/community library in Western Samoa. It had a marked positive influence upon the ESL reading comprehension skills of its pupils when tested over an 18-month period. This study adds more evidence to support the assertion that flooding a school with interesting books, no matter what the language, markedly improves pupils’ language skills.

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