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Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

1963

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Ten Second Reviews, Blanche O. Bush Oct 1963

Ten Second Reviews, Blanche O. Bush

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

No abstract available.


Round Robin, Dorothy E. Smith Oct 1963

Round Robin, Dorothy E. Smith

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Letters to the editor.


An Individualized Reading Program In The Elementary Classroom, Janet Langerveld Oct 1963

An Individualized Reading Program In The Elementary Classroom, Janet Langerveld

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Not long ago after reading many articles dealing with an individualized approach to reading, the writer was challenged to attempt this "new method" with a selected group of students. These children were to be given an opportunity to select their own materials for their instruction and to participate in individual conferences with the teach er. This paper is a brief account of the writer's experience.


Editorial Comment, Homer L.J. Carter Oct 1963

Editorial Comment, Homer L.J. Carter

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

A letter from the editor.


Developing Creativity In Reading, Myrtie M. Barnhardt Oct 1963

Developing Creativity In Reading, Myrtie M. Barnhardt

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Have you ever heard a teacher make the remark, "I just can't teach my children to be creative?" It makes one wonder just what that teacher means by "being creative." Is creativity taught in a certain pattern step by step? Applegate in her book, Helping Children Write, says, "Creativity cannot be taught. It can only be released and guided by a competent teacher." (1) It is often difficult for children to reveal what is on the inside, for they have been disappointed by adults too often when they have exposed their feelings to them. One of the important facts that …


Beyond Technique, Alice J. Perejda Oct 1963

Beyond Technique, Alice J. Perejda

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Some time ago a professor in the field of guidance called me in regard to his little boy, who had a reading problem. After inquiring cautiously as to my qualifications and background, he asked, "What measurable degree of progress will you guarantee in six weeks?"


Reading Horizons Vol. 4, No. 1 Oct 1963

Reading Horizons Vol. 4, No. 1

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizons volume 4, issue 1.


Editorial Comment, Dorothy J. Mcginnis Jul 1963

Editorial Comment, Dorothy J. Mcginnis

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

A letter from the associate editor.


Reading In The Ungraded School, Gordon F. Evans Jul 1963

Reading In The Ungraded School, Gordon F. Evans

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Let us take a look with Goodlad and Anderson (4) at a typical classroom of two or three decades ago. The students were seated by unwritten law—the first graders by the windows, the eighth graders on the other side of the room by the blackboard, and the rest in between according to grade. Our attention is drawn at once to a seat near the window where Ernie is trying to fit himself into a much-too-small seat, long -lanky legs, of necessity, in the aisle. The pale face under the shock of carrot-red hair makes Ernie look as though he might …


Reading Horizons Vol. 3, No. 4 Jul 1963

Reading Horizons Vol. 3, No. 4

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizons volume 3, issue 4.


The Past And Future Of The Psycho-Educational Clinic At Western Michigan University, Homer L.J. Carter Jul 1963

The Past And Future Of The Psycho-Educational Clinic At Western Michigan University, Homer L.J. Carter

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

The scientific movement in education was well under way when Witmer established the Psychological Clinic at the University of Pennsylvania and began his work with children showing evidence of educational maladjustment. It is fortunate for mankind that Witmer had the versatility to set aside his laboratory experimentation in order to help a classroom teacher overcome a spelling difficulty of one of her pupils. The scientific movement in education had produced the first Psycho-Educational Clinic. New concepts were introduced into the theory and practice of education. These were precise observation, accurate description, and tested generalizations. These additions made educational changes possible …


Round Robin, Dorothy E. Smith Jul 1963

Round Robin, Dorothy E. Smith

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Letters to the editor.


Ten Second Reviews, Blanche O. Bush Jul 1963

Ten Second Reviews, Blanche O. Bush

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

No abstract available.


Ten Second Reviews, Blanche O. Bush Apr 1963

Ten Second Reviews, Blanche O. Bush

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

No abstract available


Reading Horizons Vol. 3, No. 3 Apr 1963

Reading Horizons Vol. 3, No. 3

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizons volume 3, issue 3.


An Open Letter To All Students: Why Read?, Dorothy Edna Smith Apr 1963

An Open Letter To All Students: Why Read?, Dorothy Edna Smith

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

A few years ago Morris Bishop (1) wrote a fantastic and fascinating tale about a professor who invented a reading machine. This machine would read everything that was fed into it, making it unnecessary for anyone to go through the tedium of reading for himself. This invention seemed as sensible to the professor as the computers are that solve complicated mathematical problems for scientists. There was a slight flaw in his reasoning, of course and that was, what would anyone do with the results of the reading machine's labors? Read them?


Editorial Comment, Homer L.J. Carter Apr 1963

Editorial Comment, Homer L.J. Carter

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

A letter from the editor.


Focus On The Learner, Sara R. Swickard Apr 1963

Focus On The Learner, Sara R. Swickard

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

There is perhaps no area of human experience that has as many "authorities" as are involved in the continual controversy concerning the teaching of reading. These "authorities" range from nuclear scientists to almost any layman who has achieved fourth grade proficiency in reading. This search for the answer may prove to be the greatest deterrent to a vibrant, zestful program involving the honest quest of children.


A Physical Education Teacher Looks At Reading, Richard Grushon Jan 1963

A Physical Education Teacher Looks At Reading, Richard Grushon

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

No abstract available.


Editorial Comment, Homer L.J. Carter Jan 1963

Editorial Comment, Homer L.J. Carter

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

A letter from the editor.


Reading Horizons Vol. 3, No. 2 Jan 1963

Reading Horizons Vol. 3, No. 2

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizons volume 3, issue 2.


What Is Reading? Jan 1963

What Is Reading?

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

No abstract available.


Developing Elementary Science Concepts By An Individualized Approach, Blanche O. Bush, Louis A. Govatos Jan 1963

Developing Elementary Science Concepts By An Individualized Approach, Blanche O. Bush, Louis A. Govatos

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

In developing a concept of the universe at the elementary level many learning aids are utilized. Visual presentations, direct observations, experimentations and critical reading accompanied by discussions serve to enhance a child's understanding of a concept. Moreover, it is apparent that all elementary school children do not arrive at the same level of understanding of scientific phenomena. There are many children who do not respond effectively to experimentation and critical reading and thus must rely on direct observations and visual presentation in arriving at a lower level of conceptual development. Other children who are more sophisticated may understand the orderliness …


Ten Second Reviews, Blanche O. Bush Jan 1963

Ten Second Reviews, Blanche O. Bush

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

No abstract available.