Intervention Strategies for Combating Aliteracy in Nigerian Schools: Implications for Public Libraries and Government
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The study examined the strategies for handling or curbing aliteracy in Nigerian Schools. Aliteracy is
having the ability and capacity to read, but lack the interest and motivation to read on a regular basis.
Aliterates read for functional reasons and not for pleasure or as a hobby. Lack of reading/literacy was
identified as one of the principal causes of underdevelopment in many nations across the globe. The
study identified and discussed some of the factors militating against reading habits of students as the
lack of reading and reasoning competency, lack of intrinsic motivation, indecision, introduction to ICT
among others. Low leadership output, lack of understanding and interpretation of things and situations;
the vocabulary and terminology acquisition is low, individual intellectual limitation, poorly developed
analytical skills, and lack of knowledge were listed among other consequences of aliteracy. Some of the
strategies for managing aliteracy include encouraging reading using ICT device, introduction of
readers’ club in schools, involvement of students in book recommendation and selection process,
encouraging students to do book reviews, organize excursion for students to visit national
public/academic libraries. The recommendations identified in this study include allocating time for
reading in school Time-Table, parents should encourage reading by buying books as gifts rather than
toys, student reading interest should be taken into consideration when selecting books for school
libraries, reading competition among others.
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Z665 Library Science. Information Science