• Gezahagn Haileslassie Gezahagn

Digital illiteracy and shortage of library in rural schools are the basic problem of students that hinders up the reading habits and innovative passions of the students. The study is to research the role of digital movable devices on enhancing reading capacity and supplying digital materials through e-readers. E-readers are mobile electronic devices designed for storing and displaying e-books or any other kind of reading material produced in a digital format. They are designed to be highly portable, with an emphasis on storing large amounts of text. Rural schools are characterized by geographic isolation and small population size with shortage of infrastructure. In this research, role of E-readers in selected rural schools will be carried out. The research used cross-sectional survey study. The samples of the schools were purposive sampling procedure. The selected schools are located in rural schools mostly which have shortage of libraries and reference materials. 12 schools and 6 Villages(weredas) included during the data gathering 75 students from each school. So, total of 900 students and 30 employees are included. The result indicates that the effectiveness of using E-readers on enhancing reading material and passion is high compared with that of the previous use of reading references. The E-readers bring books and reading to the students living in rural areas. Schools in remote parts of eastern Tigray often have complains about the libraries, and so thousands of children don't get the chance to read outside the classroom.

E-Reader, Digital device, rural school

"The Role of E-readers in Rural secondary Schools To Reduce Shortage of Library- A case study in Eastern Tigray", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no.990-997, August-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808897.pdf

"The Role of E-readers in Rural secondary Schools To Reduce Shortage of Library- A case study in Eastern Tigray", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no. pp990-997, August-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808897.pdf