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Improving Reading Skills by Encouraging Children to Read in School:

A Randomized Evaluation of the Sa Aklat Sisikat Reading Program in the Philippines

Ama Baafra Abeberese, Todd J. Kumler and Leigh L. Linden
Journal of Human Resources, July 2014, 49 (3) 611-633; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.49.3.611
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    • I. Introduction
    • II. The Sa Aklat Sisikat Read-a-Thon
    • III. Methodology
    • IV. Internal Validity
    • V. Results
    • VI. Comparisons to Other Programs
    • VII. Conclusion
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