Exploring the role of parents in supporting recreational book reading beyond primary school

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Exploring the role of parents in supporting recreational book reading beyond primary school

Levels of aliteracy have been found to rise in adolescence, and this article explores the potential influence of parents on this trend. The views of adolescent students who took part in semi-structured interviews for the West Australian Study in Adolescent Book Reading (WASABR) provide insight into...

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Main Author:	Merga, Margaret
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	2014
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67628

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