School Library Role In Achieving Effective Reading Skills Among Nigerian Children

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate school library role in achieving effective
reading skills among Nigerian children. The child can be exposed to experiences through reading. Reading will nurture children to responsible adults of the future. Therefore, the importance of reading to national development cannot be overemphasized. It was assume that most primary and post primary schools do not have school media resource centres that could facilitate effective teaching and reading. The paper investigated whether a school with a school media resource centre can support the teaching of reading better than the school where there is none. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that the school media resource centre plays a major role in facilitating the teaching of reading. Among the recommendations was that the teachers-librarian should inform parents about the benefits of early reading or pre-school literacy. This will help the parents to encourage their children to develop interest in reading and learning at the centre as their hobbies.