More teacher-librarians, higher scores overall
"A new, large-scale research project from the US says that there is a strong correlation on a state-wide basis between having a teacher-librarian in the school and reading results. More teacher-librarians, higher scores overall. Fewer teacher-librarians, lower scores overall.
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Similarly, English language learners were affected negatively when a school did not have a librarian. The authors point out that without a teacher-librarian, ìkids will read less and be less comfortable evaluating information."
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