Literacy Awakening: Narrowing the Literacy Divide among Rural Children

Fatimah Hashim*, Halima Awang**
*Faculty of Education, University of Malaya. email: fatimahh@um.edu.my
**Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, email: halima@um.edu.my
Periodicity:June - August'2005
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jsch.1.1.940

Abstract

This paper describes an intervention program initiated to assist children from disadvantaged backgrounds attain early literacy skills. The pedagogy includes use of play and technology. Data shows significant gains in assessment scores after seven months. Implications for policy and practice are offered.

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Fatimah Hashim and Halimah Awang (2005). Literacy Awakening: Narrowing the Literacy Divide among Rural Children, imanager’s Journal on School Educational Technology, 1(1),66-70. https://doi.org/10.26634/jsch.1.1.940

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