| 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 | 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. | Volume/Year | Directions: Journal of Educational Studies no.28, vol.15, no.1, 1993 | Collation | p. 60-74 ; | Notes | • Bibliography: p. 72-74. | | Filesize | 353694 bytes | File Format | PDF | Number of pages | 15 |
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