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06-18-2007, 06:00 PM
Education Minister Alejandrina German has told reporters that Dominicans spend 40% of their free time watching television. Very little leisure time is dedicated to reading. The minister told Diario Libre reporters that a survey revealed this and other attitudes is the base for the Ministry's Five-Year Plan for Books and Reading in the Dominican Republic. The minister said that the plan's five objectives seek to strengthen elementary schools, provide in-service training for teachers, librarians and others who influence reading habits, and to foster an increased emphasis on reading comprehension. Another objective is to restore the role of books as a source of information and cultural and spiritual development.
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