The research aims at getting acquainted with how far pupils of the 5th and
6th grade, in the Basic Education, do read, and how often do they visit the
school library.
Within this framework, we tried to point out the factors having impact on
the v
olume of reading, starting with the family circumstances; the
parents’ work, their level of education and encouragement, and also the
school’s influence in as much as it contributes to the teacher, the director
or the book keeper in encouraging pupils to read.
An opinion poll has been conducted for this purpose on a sample of the
5th and 6th grades in the city of Damascus.
