Abstract

Using data from a representative sample of schools that participated in the IEA International Literacy Study, the importance of the librarian’s contribution to the development of reading was investigated by comparing the reading test results of pupils who did not have access to a professional school librarian. The mean reading test scores obtained by pupils in schools employing a professional librarian (n=86) were found to be significantly higher than those obtained in schools where a teacher was responsible for the school library (n=50).T

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