Exploring the role of the school librarian in improving reading skills of students in ordinary level of secondary school :

Abstract

Reading is one of the four language skills (passive skill) which is given high priority in schools. As such, many schools recruit school librarians, or also known as thee teacher librarians to support learners and teachers in the area of literacy which involves majorly reading and writing that are language skills that go together. A clear definition of the roles a librarian plays within the school in impacting the learning of reading skills in learners, improving them in that, and teachers and administrators, with students inclusive need to understand how the librarians within the school support teachers and students in the area of reading. Furthermore, an exploration of how collaboration between the language teacher and the librarian can positively cause an improvement in the reading skills of the learners may be done. Therefore, this proposed research attempts to assess the role of the school librarian in improving the reading skills of learners in lower secondary schools in Uganda using a case study design, with Taana Memorial Secondary School in Tororo as the case of study.