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Peer reviewedElley, Warwick B. – International Review of Education, 2000
Summarizes the findings of Book Flood studies in Niue, Fiji, Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Solomon Islands, and several other developing countries. It is possible to double the rate of reading acquisition of Third World primary school pupils with a Book Flood of about 100 high-interest books per class and short teacher training sessions.…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Innovation, Elementary Education, Functional Literacy
