How do librarians in schools support struggling readers?

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Table 1. Respondent characteristics.

Characteristic	In sample (n = 30)	In sample (%)
Gender
Female	28	93.3
Male	2	6.7
Other	0	0
Age Group
20–29	0	0
30–39	0	0
40–49	7	23.3
50–59	13	43.3
60–69	10	33.3
Years of experience as a teacher librarian
0–9	11	36.7
10–19	12	40
20–29	5	16.7
30–39	2	6.7

Merga (press-b).

Table 2. School characteristics.

Characteristic	In sample (n = 30)	In sample (%)
Years catered to
Primary	1
Secondary	13
Whole school (includes primary and secondary)*	16
Enrollment gender
Co-educations	25
Girls only	2
Boys only	3
Location**
Metropolitan	23
Rural	7
School fee type
Government (public)	14
Private	16
Number of students
300–599	2
600–899	8
900–1199	6
1200–1499	6
1500–1799	4
>1800	4
ICSEA value of school
900–999	5
1000–1099	13
1100–1199	12

*Libraries were not always whole school, sometimes separated into junior and senior libraries.

**Based on location of library visited (Merga in press-b).

Merga, M. K. in press-b. “Do Librarians Feel that Their Profession is Valued in Contemporary Schools?” Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association. doi:10.1080/24750158.2018.1557979.

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