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Most students in Bernard Opio's sixth-grade class at Humble Primary School in Uganda already know how to use their e-readers.
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David Risher is the founder of the non-profit organization Worldreader.
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David Risher's program has provided 1,100 e-readers and 180,000 e-books to kids in Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda.
True
Primary-school students who received e-readers improved their reading test scores by approximately 3% according to Worldreader's first test.
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E-readers are heavy and delicate devices.
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E-readers have built-in Internet connections similar to mobile phones.
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Humble School's library previously had books imported from Europe.
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Ester Nabwire is a student at the Humble Primary School in Uganda.
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The first books that arrived at Humble School from America were about snow and ice activities.
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E-readers make it difficult to publish the work of local authors digitally.
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