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recommendations and conclusions of the implementation process of lifelong readers
project in St. Patrick’s BNS.
Findings:
Reading Habits Evaluation:
Part 1: Taken on December 14
th
2012
The data collected from Group 1 (ages 4-7) outlined the following:
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Infants find reading Fun and
Important.
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Infants read mostly books,
comics and magazines.
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Infants read mostly at home and
with mum and dad.
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Mum read most to Infants.
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Infants enjoy visiting the library, bookshop and getting books as a present.
The data collected from Group 2 (ages 7-9) outlined the following:
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1
st
and 2
nd
Class pupils indicate that reading is Important, Fun and Hard.
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They read mostly books, comics, magazines and some websites.
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They read mostly in school.
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1
st
and 2
nd
Class pupils enjoy visiting the library, bookshop and getting books
as a present.
The comparison in regards to reading habits between the Groups 1 and 2 presents:
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Increase in Boring and Hard responses as pupils get older.
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Reading from websites not as prevalent as could be.
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Reading at home decreases as pupils get older. Reading at school increases as
pupils get older.
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Teacher not seen as role model for reading, rather as a teacher for reading.
