The effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme for children in Malaysia's rmote schools
Providing access to quality education should be viewed as a social responsibility. And the backbone of a good education system lies in its ability to promote literacy among the community, particularly the children. This paper reports the findings of a study conducted to evaluate the effectiveness...
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| author | Mohd. Asraf, Ratnawati Abu Kassim, Noor Lide Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail Abdul Rahman, Zainurin |
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| description | Providing access to quality education should be viewed as a social responsibility. And the backbone of a good education system lies in its ability to promote literacy among the community, particularly the children. This paper reports the findings of a study conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme conducted in remote schools in the states of Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia. The result suggest that the supplementary reading programme has improved the students' attitudes towards reading, motivated them to read extensively and improved their reading habits. |
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| spelling | iium-533952021-07-15T14:43:11Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/53395/ The effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme for children in Malaysia's rmote schools Mohd. Asraf, Ratnawati Abu Kassim, Noor Lide Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail Abdul Rahman, Zainurin L Education (General) Providing access to quality education should be viewed as a social responsibility. And the backbone of a good education system lies in its ability to promote literacy among the community, particularly the children. This paper reports the findings of a study conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme conducted in remote schools in the states of Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia. The result suggest that the supplementary reading programme has improved the students' attitudes towards reading, motivated them to read extensively and improved their reading habits. 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53395/2/53395_The%20effectiveness%20of%20a%20supplementary%20reading_scopus.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53395/7/53395_The%2520Effectiveness%2520of%2520a%2520Supplementary%2520Reading%2520Programme.pdf Mohd. Asraf, Ratnawati and Abu Kassim, Noor Lide and Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail and Abdul Rahman, Zainurin (2013) The effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme for children in Malaysia's rmote schools. World Applied Sciences Journal. pp. 125-132. ISSN 1818-4952 E-ISSN 1991-6426 |
| spellingShingle | L Education (General) Mohd. Asraf, Ratnawati Abu Kassim, Noor Lide Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail Abdul Rahman, Zainurin The effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme for children in Malaysia's rmote schools |
| title | The effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme for children in Malaysia's rmote schools |
| title_full | The effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme for children in Malaysia's rmote schools |
| title_fullStr | The effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme for children in Malaysia's rmote schools |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme for children in Malaysia's rmote schools |
| title_short | The effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme for children in Malaysia's rmote schools |
| title_sort | effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme for children in malaysia's rmote schools |
| topic | L Education (General) |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/53395/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/53395/2/53395_The%20effectiveness%20of%20a%20supplementary%20reading_scopus.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/53395/7/53395_The%2520Effectiveness%2520of%2520a%2520Supplementary%2520Reading%2520Programme.pdf |