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World Service,25 Aug 1997,14 mins

Education In Gaza

The Learning World

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Schooling in Gaza has been disrupted by conflict, leading to growing illiteracy. The Tower Institute has devised a reading scheme using passports - the programme talks to Palestinian children using the passports. Also on the programme: Does early introduction to books help in reading later in life?

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