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An Evaluation Of The Kindergarten Program In Chelan, Lois M. Detering Jun 1966

An Evaluation Of The Kindergarten Program In Chelan, Lois M. Detering

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Many significant studies of reading readiness were under way at the direction of private, public, or federal funds, thus focusing attention on kindergarten and pre-kindergarten readiness. Because of this, many parents, teachers, and administrators showed keen interest in the possibilities of educating youngsters at the kindergarten and pre-kindergarten age. It was therefore felt that a study of this kind would be pertinent. Specifically, many persons wanted their five-year-olds to attend kindergarten in Chelan, Washington. This attitude was reflected elsewhere and it was decided to make a study of kindergarten programs and their relationships to the program in Chelan. It was …


Organizing The Class For Reading Growth, Jack Richard Stapelton Dec 1961

Organizing The Class For Reading Growth, Jack Richard Stapelton

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The purposes of this study were (1) to determine and evaluate some of the reading skills that would prove most valuable in the intermediate reading program, (2) to outline the best ways of analyzing the individual child's ability to use these skills, and (3) to collect and develop in an appendix for classroom use various inventories, check lists, standardized tests, and informal tests of appraisal.


Individualized Progress In Primary Reading Program, Betty Ann Schultz Aug 1961

Individualized Progress In Primary Reading Program, Betty Ann Schultz

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This study attempted to review literature to discover plans, especially the individualized plan used by some educators for meeting individual reading differences. First it is necessary to establish a philosophical basis for the individualized approach in education.


Some Approaches To The Teaching Of Reading, Lillian Ida Kelly Jul 1961

Some Approaches To The Teaching Of Reading, Lillian Ida Kelly

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Because of the writer's desire to learn more about the individualized reading approach and the textfilm approach, these two areas have been chosen for specific investigation and elaboration. It was the purpose of this study (1) to discover what opinions certain authorities hold regarding the various approaches to reading, (2) to investigate some recent specific experiments in the teaching of reading, and (3) to make some generalizations concerning the various broad approaches to reading and the specific results obtained through experimentation.