The effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme for children in Malaysia’s remote schools

• Main Authors: Mohd. Asraf, Ratnawati, Abu Kassim, Noor Lide, Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Zainurin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IDOSI Publication 2013
• Subjects: L Education (General); PE English
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/31535/1/31535_16_World_applied_Sciences_Journal__Supplementary_Reading_Programme.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/31535/; http://idosi.org/wasj/wasj21%28SLTL%2913/16.pdf

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...