Publications
Publication details [#46037]
Olateju, Moji A. 2007. Reading Kiosks: Literacy Empowerment for the Girl-Child. Language, Culture and Curriculum 20 (2) : 155–163.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
Multilingual Matters
Annotation
The Reading Kiosks English literacy project performed in the Opa-settlement of Ile-Ife (Nigeria), demonstrates that girl-childs, given the opportunity, are capable of employing available resources to attain empowerment for both personal and national development, notwithstanding the widespread gender gap in literacy and education.