Newspapers boost reading culture in Omoro distric
Acet Primary School in Uganda is successfully using the Newspapers in Education (NiE) program to improve literacy and engagement among students. Despite the program's success, the head teacher reports a critical shortage of materials to serve the school's large student population.
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Education: Newspapers boost reading culture in Omoro distric
Newspapers boost reading culture in Omoro district school
Angom calls for more copies of Weekend Vision and Toto Magazine saying; “The 25 copies cannot serve all the pupils.” Primary One alone has 169 learners who have to share the 25 copies of Toto Magazine with their colleagues in Primary Two and Three, who are over 250.
PASS PLE caters for Primary Six and Seven candidates, helping them prepare for their final primary examinations. (Credit: Ritah Mukasa)
"Our pupils have developed a reading culture and also opened a reading club thanks to the newspapers we receive every week," Betty Linda Angom, head teacher of Acet Primary School in Acet Town Council, Omoro district of Northern Uganda, says.
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