An Investigation into the Impact of an Extensive Reading Programme on the Reading Proficiency and Reading Motivation of a Class of Grade 9 Learners
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2016
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University of Western Cape
Abstract
Although more than twenty years have passed since South Africa became a democracy and
one education department was established, learners from poor socio-economic backgrounds
still do not achieve good results in their matric examination. Despite the fact that educational
opportunities should be equal for all learners, previously disadvantaged learners perform
extremely poorly in national and international reading assessments. And because reading is a
gateway skill, poor reading proficiency impacts negatively on learning across the curriculum.
This contributes to major dropout rates and reinforces social problems such as
unemployment. The literature on reading proficiency and reading motivation suggests that extensive reading
programmes are successful both in developing and improving learners" reading proficiency
and in motivating learners to adopt regular reading as a habit. Regular reading could also
incidentally improve learners writing and verbal skills.
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Magister Educationis - MEd (Language Education)